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Post by Robert on Jun 21, 2014 11:36:54 GMT -7
A-12 #06925 is on display at the U.S.S. Intrepid Museum in New York, NY. This aircraft lacks any kind of identification that signifies it as A-12 #60-6925. However, many CIA A-12s stationed at Kadena did not carry any markings or carried changing and false markings to confuse spies, making this a historically accurate depiction. As the least-flown A-12 still in existence, this aircraft only logged 177.9 hours. The A-12 never operated from an aircraft carrier. (Thanks to SR-71.org and Habu.org for the history.) This is the Revell/Monogram SR-71 that comes with the D-21 drone. I converted it to an A-12. The main visual difference is that this is a single cockpit aircraft, where the SR-71 is a 2 cockpit aircraft. The other difference is a shorter tail cone on the A-12. If you build the SR-71 kit and attach the drone, it actually represents one of 2 two seat seat A-12s built to carry the D-21 drone; they were called M-21s. Rumor says the "M" stood for mother and The "D" for daughter. The 21 was just the reversed -12. It was meant to confuse people about the highly classified A-12, SR-71, M-21 and drone programs. It still works to confuse. The SR-71 was never a drone carrier. The single seat A-12 next to the M-21 with a D-21 drone mounted. A family photo: Left to Right: A-12, M-21, YF-12 and the SR-71
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