﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:58:57 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The SR-71 Blackbird</title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/sr71/History/CIA/rss/4269</link><atom:link href="https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/sr71/History/CIA/rss/4269" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: From Drawing Board to Factory Floor]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-from-drawing-board-to-factory-floor</link><description><![CDATA[ The Central Intelligence Agency was created in 1947 principally to provide US leaders with strategic warning of attack by the Soviet Union. The Agency’s main mission during its first decade and a ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-from-drawing-board-to-factory-floor</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-568]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Lockheed's Aviation Genius]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-lockheeds-aviation-genius</link><description><![CDATA[ Clarence Leonard “Kelly” Johnson was a path breaking aeronautical engineer who worked for Lockheed Aircraft for over four decades. Born in Ishpeming, Michigan, on 27 February 1910, he graduated from ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:52:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-lockheeds-aviation-genius</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-567]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Breaking Through Techological Barriers]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-breaking-through-techological-barriers</link><description><![CDATA[ Completion of the first A-12 was delayed several times because the performance specifications it had to meet put Johnson and the Skunk Works in uncharted territory. The aircraft, over 101 feet long ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-breaking-through-techological-barriers</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-564]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Full Stress Testing]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-full-stress-testing</link><description><![CDATA[  

 Most test flights were short, averaging ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-full-stress-testing</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-563]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Hiding OXCART in Plain Sight]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-hiding-oxcart-in-plain-sight</link><description><![CDATA[  

 While the A-12 was being tested and refined, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-hiding-oxcart-in-plain-sight</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-562]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Finding A Mission]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-finding-a-mission</link><description><![CDATA[ Facing changed circumstances in relations with the Soviet Union and in US satellite development, US policymakers and intelligence officials had to come to grips with how best to use the A-12 as it ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-finding-a-mission</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-561]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: A Futile Fight for Survival]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-a-futile-fight-for-survival</link><description><![CDATA[  

 Two major ironies run through the history of ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-a-futile-fight-for-survival</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-560]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Schematic]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-schematic</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 05:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-schematic</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-559]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Timeline of OXCART Missions]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-timeline-of-oxcart-missions</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:02:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-timeline-of-oxcart-missions</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-558]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird: Inventory]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-inventory</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/History/CIA/a-12-blackbird-inventory</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-557]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>