﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:54:07 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/News-Events/rss/4243</link><atom:link href="https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/sr71/News-Events/rss/4243" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 (0924) First Flight]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/a-12-0924-first-flight</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 1962 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/a-12-0924-first-flight</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-747]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[First Sustained Flight at Design Limits]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-sustained-flight-at-design-limits</link><description><![CDATA[ On Feb 3, 1964, an A-12 Blackbird flew March 3.2 at 83,000 feet for 10 minutes ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 1964 03:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-sustained-flight-at-design-limits</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-765]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71A First Flight]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/sr-71a-first-flight</link><description><![CDATA[ The first flight of an SR-71 took place on 22 December 1964, at USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, piloted by Bob Gilliland.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 1964 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/sr-71a-first-flight</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-769]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[First Flight of M21 (SR-71) Carrying D-21 Drone)]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-flight-of-m21-sr-71-carrying-d-21-drone</link><description><![CDATA[ On December 22, 1964, the first flight of the D-21/M-21 combination (now referred to as the “M/D-21”) was successfully completed from Groom Lake. Per Johnson: "Bill Park flew at the end of the day. ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 1964 03:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-flight-of-m21-sr-71-carrying-d-21-drone</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-766]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[First Operational Black Shield Mission over Vietnam]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-operational-black-shield-mission-over-vietnam</link><description><![CDATA[ On 31 May 1967, Mel Vojvodich (CIA) flew A12 #937 out of Kadena on the First Operational Black Shield Mission over North Vietnam and the DMZ, the A12 photographed 70 of the known 190  SAM missile ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 1967 02:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-operational-black-shield-mission-over-vietnam</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-768]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A-12 Blackbird Confirms USS Pueblo Seized by Korea]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/a-12-blackbird-confirms-uss-pueblo-seized-by-korea</link><description><![CDATA[ On January 23, 1968 the USS Pueblo was seized by the ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 1968 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/a-12-blackbird-confirms-uss-pueblo-seized-by-korea</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-762]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[First Operational Sortie from Det 1, Kadena]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/News-Events/first-operational-sortie-from-det-1-kadena</link><description><![CDATA[ On 21 March 1968, USAF SR-71 #974 flew the First Operational sortie over Vietnam, piloted by Jerry O'Malley and RSO Ed Paine. 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