Comments: hardcover, 472 pages, 237 color and 94 black-and-white photos, 28 color and 20 black-and-white illustrations



ISBN: 978-1-4728-1523-1



Price: $50



Publisher: Osprey

From the publisher: It’s been 30 years since Crickmore’s first, groundbreaking book about the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. At that time, the Cold War and the SR-71 were in full swing as the Blackbird gathered intelligence worldwide. However, the highly sensitive nature of its missions couldn’t be compromised and it wasn’t until the end of the Cold War that the operational exploits of this aeronautical masterpiece could be more fully described. As time has passed, more information has come to light with official documents declassified and key military figures able to talk more openly about the Blackbird program. The author has taken this opportunity to update his history of the SR-71 with this hefty, information-rich volume.

FSM says: Numerous first-hand accounts and views from over, under, and inside the SR-71 provide a wealth of information to modelers looking to “get the goods” on the top-secret, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft with capabilities so advanced it was virtually untouchable.