During the Vietnam, a friend was stationed in South Korea with the US Air Force.
He watched the South Koreans who watched the military radar screens for air traffic.
He would be informed ahead of time when an SR-71 would do a fly thru.
They wouldn't tell the South Koreans...only two or three blips on the screens, then all gone.
They were advised to officially ignore it.
Regards, Bob S.
From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>JJ tells of some radio chatter between pilots and air traffic control >that he heard. An SR-71 Blackbird called to request clearance as it had >entered this particular ATC area, and asked if it could have flight level >670. The controller replied with a sarcastic voice, "If you can make it, >you can take it". The Blackbird pilot acknowledged accordingly: "Thank >you, [SR-71 callsign] descending to 670......"
Lovely story but it sure smells like an urban legend to me. The air traffic controller didn't know what altitude the aircraft was at?!
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