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It would be safe to say that most young Americans who grew up during the Cold War era have a fleeting knowledge of only a few U.S. military aircraft; two of these would definitely be the SR-71 Blackbird and the U-2 Dragon Lady. Both arrived ahead of their time, and they provided the majority of the intelligence that was so desperately needed during that period. The U-2 was first to emerge from the famous Lockheed...

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