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Old 09-24-2007 | 05:50 AM
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I knew I'd bait you in Hacker. That comment was for you.
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Old 09-24-2007 | 01:18 PM
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Single Seat Aircraft built as CIA U-2 replacement.
28 Feb 62 - Prototype trucked to Groom Lake (Area 51)
26 Apr 62 - First Flight
Nov 65 - Declared operational
22 May 67 - 1st CIA A-12 arrives at Kadena AFB
31 May 67 - 1st CIA A-12 overflight of North Vietnam
8 Mar 68 - 1st USAF SR-71 arrives at Kadena AFB
8 May 68 - Last CIA A-12 flight from Kadena AFB
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Old 09-24-2007 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TBoneF15
I knew I'd bait you in Hacker. That comment was for you.
Damn it, I fell for it wholesale, too.
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