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2007: @usairforce transferred 1 of 9 remaining A-12 #OXCART to CIA for display, the 1st to be certified @ Mach 3. https://t.co/FE4Hbj4oC8 — PolitiTweet.org

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October 1997, President Bill Clinton vetoed further funding, & in June 1999 the SR-71 #Blackbird program was officially terminated. — PolitiTweet.org

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September 1994, Congress allocated funds to reactivate SR-71s & 2 #Blackbird aircraft became operational again in 1995 & 1996. — PolitiTweet.org

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January 21, 1990 last SR-71 #Blackbird left @KadenaAirBase, & SR-71 was decommissioned at Beale Air Force Base @9thRW on January 26. — PolitiTweet.org

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In late 1980s, enthusiasm for the expensive SR-71 program waned as space-based systems grew. In 1989 @usairforce deactivated #Blackbird. — PolitiTweet.org

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SR-71 #Blackbird continued to fly & was a vital tool for intel gathering providing important info for successful US foreign policy. — PolitiTweet.org

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1968: with little value in having both overt SR-71 #Blackbird & covert A-12 fleets w similar capabilities LBJ ordered retirement of #OXCART. — PolitiTweet.org

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A modified version of CIA #OXCART, #Blackbird was 6 feet longer, weighed an additional 15,000 pounds fully loaded & had a 2 seat cockpit. — PolitiTweet.org

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1962 @usairforce ordered 6 “reconnaissance/strike” SR-71 #Blackbird aircraft for high-speed, high-altitude flights over hostile territory. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cont… CIA A-12 #OXCART vs @usairforce SR-71 #Blackbird: Do You Know the Difference? https://t.co/fIuQrMP7Bx https://t.co/mojn7rr48e — PolitiTweet.org

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Tomorrow we’ll tell you about the SR-71 #Blackbird. CC: @usairforce #OXCART #HISTINT https://t.co/fIuQrMP7Bx https://t.co/I6B2XTGn1n — PolitiTweet.org

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A detachment of 6 pilots & 3 #OXCART’s based at @KadenaAirBase in Okinawa, Japan flew 29 #OXCART missions. https://t.co/jxnzbPFxKl — PolitiTweet.org

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The only #OXCART recon ops, codenamed BLACK SHIELD, took place May 1967 - May 1968, initially over Southeast Asia & North Korea. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OTD 1965 #OXCART declared fully operational @ speed of Mach 3.2 & @ 90,000 feet altitude— unbroken record for piloted jet aircraft. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OXCART innovations: titanium fabrication lubricants jet engine fuel navigation flight control radar stealthiness pilot life-support systems — PolitiTweet.org

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Johnson designed or contributed significantly to development of 40 well-known & important military & civilian aircraft, including #OXCART. — PolitiTweet.org

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Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, creator of #OXCART & #Blackbird was ground-breaking @LockheedMartin aviation engineer & genius for over 4 decades. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OXCART’s engineering innovations produced the two fastest, highest-flying, piloted jet aircraft ever & pioneered stealth technology. — PolitiTweet.org

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#OXCART’s unique design & characteristics became foundation for 3 versions of supersonic @LockheedMartin aircraft: YF-12A, M-21, & SR-71 — PolitiTweet.org

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#OXCART had a short but successful life & the project produced 2nd longest-lasting aerial reconnaissance platform in US intel history: SR-71 — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA developed highly secret A-12 #OXCART as U-2 successor to meet need for very fast & high-flying recon aircraft to avoid USSR air defenses — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA’s A-12 #OXCART & @usairforce’s SR-71 Blackbird are actually two different aircraft & #OTD in 1965 A-12 OXCART became operational. — PolitiTweet.org

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CIA A-12 #OXCART vs @usairforce SR-71 Blackbird: Do You Know the Difference? https://t.co/fIuQrMxwJZ #HISTINT https://t.co/34l7Xz3WEt — PolitiTweet.org

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#VeteransDay https://t.co/Bpx66e1LqH — PolitiTweet.org

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Dir. Brennan had the honor of presenting William Donovan Award to #WWII #veteran & CIA officer Hugh Montgomery https://t.co/4haKPHZ9ny — PolitiTweet.org

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Congrats to #WWII #veteran & CIA officer Hugh Montgomery on receiving the 2015 @osssociety William J. Donovan Award https://t.co/aQ5MJuCAKz — PolitiTweet.org

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#VeteransDay https://t.co/ZCJZqgl3QX — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYMI: What Do @007, @DowntonAbbey, & CIA Have in Common? Joseph #Leiter. https://t.co/r3W03swWJg https://t.co/OWU4NpX7LK — PolitiTweet.org

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Suit offered protection from heat radiating through the windshield & from cold & low pressure in the event of a high-altitude bailout. — PolitiTweet.org

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A-12 pilots wore a type of protective pressure suit with thermal insulation, pressure control, cooling, & a life support system. — PolitiTweet.org