<story><title>Mach 3.5 Over Libya in an SR-71 Blackbird</title><url>https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/mach-35-over-libya-in-an-sr-71-blackbird</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>scrlk</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a shame that the book that this story came from - Sled Driver by Brian Shul - is out of print.&lt;p&gt;The SR-71 speed check story is another good read: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thesr71blackbird.com&amp;#x2F;Aircraft&amp;#x2F;Stories&amp;#x2F;sr-71-blackbird-speed-check-story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thesr71blackbird.com&amp;#x2F;Aircraft&amp;#x2F;Stories&amp;#x2F;sr-71-blac...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>brightball</author><text>Still worth it to get Skunk Works by Ben Rich. One of the best books I&amp;#x27;ve ever read.</text></comment>
<story><title>Mach 3.5 Over Libya in an SR-71 Blackbird</title><url>https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/mach-35-over-libya-in-an-sr-71-blackbird</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>scrlk</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a shame that the book that this story came from - Sled Driver by Brian Shul - is out of print.&lt;p&gt;The SR-71 speed check story is another good read: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thesr71blackbird.com&amp;#x2F;Aircraft&amp;#x2F;Stories&amp;#x2F;sr-71-blackbird-speed-check-story&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thesr71blackbird.com&amp;#x2F;Aircraft&amp;#x2F;Stories&amp;#x2F;sr-71-blac...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>TimMeade</author><text>He tells it on stage.   &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>