{"product_id":"lockheed-sr-71-operations-in-the-paul-f-crickmore-9781846033193","title":"Lockheed SR-71 Operations in the Far East","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven before the first operational flight of the legendary Lockheed U-2 spy plane, aircraft design genius Kelly Johnson began work with his team at the company's \"Skunk Works\" plant on the type's replacement. The result was the SR-71. First deployed on March 9, 1968, this tri-sonic 'hotrod' flew its first operational sortie over North Vietnam just 12 days later. On that debut mission, the Blackbird overflew surface-to-air missile sites with complete impunity, collecting the detailed intelligence that led directly to the end of the siege of Khe Sanh in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThereafter, the SR-71 roamed freely over areas previously denied to the vulnerable U-2, capturing photographic, radar and electronic intelligence. This book examines the immense impact this revolutionary aircraft had, not only on North Vietnam (Vietnam War, 1955-1975) but during the Cold War (1946-1991) as a whole, gathering information about the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet based in Vladivostok as well as the port's defenses, monitoring the actions of North Korea and flying four 11-hour, non-stop sorties into the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War in the late 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul F. Crickmore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846033195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846033193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Paul F. Crickmore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125464789247,"sku":"9781846033193","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4dd26ef5-fd49-48da-94d9-13a2c6507cbc.jpg?v=1687442780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lockheed-sr-71-operations-in-the-paul-f-crickmore-9781846033193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}