antarmike Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Lockheed SR-71A, 61-7953, crashes near Shoshone, California during test flight out of Edwards Air Force Base, California. Pilot Lt. Col. Joe Rogers and RSO Lt. Col. Gary Heidelbaugh eject safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 The crash followed a mid-air explosion. No cause was ever identified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 That was my birthday too! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Happy Birthday then!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 It still amazes me how futuristic the SR-71 looks, even today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) I didn't realise how many had been lost either... http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/srloss~1.htm http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/losses.php but these two registers give differing accounts of this particular loss Edited December 19, 2008 by antarmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 20!!! Never knew that. I knew a few, but not 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 The other one that totally surprises me is Hercules losses, I'll have to look up how many, and I know it is an old plane now, but they seem to loose over the expected amount by quite a margin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 the Herks that were lost , would that include those lost on the ground in combat areas as well as those lost while flying ? Much was asked of those planes to fly pushing the limits of crew and cargo in awful weather into remote primitive sites and so the number lost could be higher . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_C-130_Hercules_crashes Sorry can't be bothered to count them!!!! Edited December 19, 2008 by antarmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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