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ARTICLE #127 SN: 60-6930

Alabama Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Please ignore the NASA decals. No A-12 ever flew for NASA OR ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT THE CIA


BLACK SHIELD MISSIONS
Kadena, Okinawa 1967-1968

BX6708 127 13 July 1967 Pilot Ken Collins - Mission was flown at Mach 3.15 and 82,100 feet for a duration of 3:40 hours. Imagery quality was good.

BX6718 127 31 August 1967 Pilot Jack Layton - Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 81,000 feet for a duration of 5:12 hours. Imagery quality was good until camera malfunctioned.

BX6725 127 4 October 1967 Pilot Ken Collins - Mission was flown at Mach 3.14 and 81,000 feet for a duration of 4:09 hours. Imagery quality was excellent.

BX6733 127 29 October 1967 Pilot Frank Murray - Mission was flown at Mach (classified) and 82,000 feet for a duration of 3:56 hours. Imagery quality was good.

BX6739 127 15 December 1967 Pilot Mele Vojvodich, Jr. - Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 86,000 feet for a duration of 4:09 hours. Imagery quality was good.

BX6842 127 4 January 1968 Pilot Jack Layton -Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 85,100 feet for a duration of 3:57 hours. Imagery quality was good.

BX6851 127 16 February 1968 Pilot Ken Collins - Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 85,600 feet for a duration of 3:54 hours. Imagery quality was good (considerable cloud coverage).

BX6853 127 19 February 1968 Pilot Frank Murray - North Korea Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 83,500 feet for a duration of 3:39 hours. Imagery quality was good.

BX6858 127 6 May 1968 Pilot Jack Layton -North Korea Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 84,700 feet for a duration of 3:30 hours. Imagery quality was fair due to haze and scattered clouds...

BX6856 127 8 March 1968 Pilot Mele Vojvodich, Jr. - Mission was flown at Mach 3.20 and 85,500 feet for a duration of 4:01 hours. Imagery quality was good.



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