The "Movie Monday" slot on FlightBlogger carried a clip of a documentary on the Lockheed SR-71, including footage of an "extremely rare television appearance", in 1975, by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, "camera-shy and interview-averse master aircraft designer and founder of the Lockheed Skunk Works".
On Asian Skies, Greg Waldron was intrigued by news that a British farmer may have located 20 or more Spitfires, buried in their original shipping crates, in Myanmar. "If the discovery turns out to be the real deal, it makes a fine counterpoint to Australia's decision last year to bury 23 F-111s beneath a landfill," wrote Waldron, noting "a very real concern with asbestos and other hazardous materials used in these old airframes". But, he asked, "in 2072, will Asian Skies write about a plan to dig up 23 former RAAF F-111s?"
On Image of the Day there was a Lockheed Martin shot of the in-flight refuelling of an F-35A configured with external weapons (above).
On Asian Skies, Greg Waldron was intrigued by news that a British farmer may have located 20 or more Spitfires, buried in their original shipping crates, in Myanmar. "If the discovery turns out to be the real deal, it makes a fine counterpoint to Australia's decision last year to bury 23 F-111s beneath a landfill," wrote Waldron, noting "a very real concern with asbestos and other hazardous materials used in these old airframes". But, he asked, "in 2072, will Asian Skies write about a plan to dig up 23 former RAAF F-111s?"
On Image of the Day there was a Lockheed Martin shot of the in-flight refuelling of an F-35A configured with external weapons (above).
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