sfn20715@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (09/07/90)
/* Written 10:25 am Sep 5, 1990 by mbullock@ADS.COM in uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:sci.space.shuttle */ also related some stories and facts about the aircraft - like the time when Reagan had an SR-71 do a fly-by at Castro's home in Cuba in the middle of the night at tree-top level. ZOWIE - what a way to be woken up in the morning! /* End of text from uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:sci.space.shuttle */ Err, excuse me? Have I missed something here? When did this occur? Sounds like Reagan was more of a show-off than I thought...
fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix) (09/07/90)
In article <52900002@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, sfn20715@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > /* Written 10:25 am Sep 5, 1990 by mbullock@ADS.COM in uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:sci.space.shuttle */ > also related some stories and facts about the aircraft - like the time > when Reagan had an SR-71 do a fly-by at Castro's home in Cuba in the > middle of the night at tree-top level. ZOWIE - what a way to be woken up > in the morning! > > Err, excuse me? Have I missed something here? When did this occur? > Sounds like Reagan was more of a show-off than I thought... Doesn't sound likely. Mostly because the SR-71's low-level performance isn't likely to be much better than a number of other aircraft. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, there was quite a bit of low-level recce flying going on, mostly with RF-101s. Wouldn't be suprised if JFK OK'd doing something of the sort then, or that such activity wasn't the germ behind the story. -- ------------ The only drawback with morning is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day. ------------