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SR‑71 Revisited: Titanium Failures, Covert Soviet Purchases and a Near‑Disaster

New reporting shows hidden Soviet titanium procurement and seasonal chemical contamination forced Lockheed to change manufacturing practices that kept the Mach 3 Blackbird flying safely.

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SR-71 Blackbird Retrospectives: Outrunning the Sun, Surviving ‘Unstarts,’ and the Interceptor That Never Flew