SR-71 Mission Recording System (MRS)

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The following images was secured by Alan Johnson from the files located at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. The images are very large but are necessary to show the data from the Historic Speed Run conducted on September 13, 1974. Capt Harold B. Adams, 31 (Pilot), and Major William Machorek, 32 (Reconnaissance Systems Officer), set a speed record from London to Los Angeles. They returned the Blackbird 5,447 statute miles in 3 hours 47 minutes and 39 seconds for an average speed of 1,435 miles per hour. These documents show the entire flight of Aircraft #972 to include the drop to lower altitude for refueling. We are indebted to Alan for his tenacity and perseverance in securing these historic documents. You can visit his United Kingdom web page here: http://www.u2sr71patches.co.uk/

The following four images have been drastically reduced to fit on this web page. 

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