Lockheed A-12 (English Wikipedia)

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Jeffrey T. Richelson (July 2001). "When Secrets Crash". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

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Rich & Janos 1994. Rich, Ben R.; Janos, Leo (1994). Skunk Works : a personal memoir of my years at Lockheed (1st pbk. ed.). New York: Back Bay Books. ISBN 9780316743006.
Richelson, Jeffrey T. (2002). The wizards of Langley : inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press. p. 21. ISBN 0813340594.

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Kopp, Dr Carlo (April 2012). "SNR-75 Fan Song E Engagement Radar / Станция Наведения Ракет СНР-75 Fan Song E". Air Power Australia: 1. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Graham, Richard (1 November 2015). The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated Profile of Every Aircraft, Crew, and Breakthrough of the World's Fastest Stealth Jet. Zenith Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7603-4849-9.
Taylor, Dino A. Brugioni; edited by Doris G. (2010). Eyes in the sky : Eisenhower, the CIA, and Cold War aerial espionage ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-1591140825. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Crickmore, Paul F. (2004). Lockheed Blackbird : beyond the secret missions (Rev. ed.). Oxford: Osprey. p. 26. ISBN 1841766941.
III, L. Parker Temple (2004). Shades of gray : national security and the evolution of space reconnaissance. Reston, Va.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. p. 112. ISBN 1563477238.

californiasciencecenter.org

"A-12 Blackbird". Los Angeles, CA: California Science Center. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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Robarge 2012, pp. 1–8 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
McIninch 1996. McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, p. 15 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
History of the Oxcart Program 1968. "History of the Oxcart Program" (PDF). SP-1362. Burbank, CA: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. 1 July 1968. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017.
Robarge 2012, p. 6 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 21 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 16 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 17 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, pp. 22, 23 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, pp. 21–23 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Director of Reconnaissance (10 March 1966). Summary Report of Major Aircraft Accident Resulting in the Loss of A-12 Number 126, 28 December 1965 (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
Robarge 2012, pp. 31–38 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Parangosky, John (25 January 1967). Loss of Article 125 (OXCART Aircraft) (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
McIninch 1996, p. 19 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
McIninch 1996, p. 20 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
McIninch 1996, pp. 25, 27 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
"Pieces of History: Missile Debris from A-12 OXCART". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
McIninch 1996, p. 31 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, pp. 41–44 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
McIninch 1996, p. 33 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, p. 42 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
McIninch 1996, p. 34 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, pp. 11–17 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 52 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
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"Black Shield Reconnaissance Missions 1 January – 31 March 1968" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472531 page 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"Preliminary Assessment of Black Shield Mission 6847 Over North Korea" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number: 0001474986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
"Black Shield Reconnaissance Missions 1 January – 31 March 1968" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472531 Page 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"OXCART/SR-71 Information for EXCOM Meeting" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number: 0001472041. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
"Critique for Oxcart Mission Number BX6858" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472531. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"Comparison of SR-71 to A-12 Aircraft" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001471952. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
"Comparison of the Capabilities, Performance, Countermeasures Systems and Operational Status of the A-12 and SR-71" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472042. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

codeonemagazine.com

Hehs, Eric. "Code One Magazine: Super Hustler, FISH, Kingfish, And Beyond (Part 2: FISH)". Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company.

ghostarchive.org

"First flight of the A-12 at Groom Lake narrated by its pilot, Lockheed test pilot Lou Schalk". Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame on YouTube. August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.

gwu.edu

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iliketowastemytime.com

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lockheedmartin.com

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popsci.com

"A CIA spyplane crashed outside Area 51 a half-century ago. This explorer found it". 5 January 2021.

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Karp, Jonathan. "Stealthy Maneuver: The CIA Captures An A-12 Blackbird". The Wall Street Journal, A1, 26 January 2007. Retrieved: 10 April 2009.

roadrunnersinternationale.com

Remak, Jeannette (2015). "A Technical Directive The Lockheed A-12 Blackbird in Captivity The Care and Feeding of a Historical Treasure". RoadrunnersInternationale.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Hildebrant, Don. "Timeline of the SR-71" (PDF). (Page 7) Roadrunners Internationale Declassified U-2 A-12 Projects Aquatone OXCART Area 51.
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Lacitis, Erik. "Area 51 vets break silence: Sorry, but no space aliens or UFOs." The Seattle Times, 27 March 2010.

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Robarge 2012, pp. 1–8 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
McIninch 1996. McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, p. 15 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Frank Murray - Pilot Frank Murray (Narrator, Presenter) (22 April 2017). The Oxcart Story. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
History of the Oxcart Program 1968. "History of the Oxcart Program" (PDF). SP-1362. Burbank, CA: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. 1 July 1968. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2017.
Robarge 2012, p. 6 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 21 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Remak, Jeannette (2015). "A Technical Directive The Lockheed A-12 Blackbird in Captivity The Care and Feeding of a Historical Treasure". RoadrunnersInternationale.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Robarge 2012, p. 16 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 17 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, pp. 22, 23 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
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Robarge 2012, pp. 21–23 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, pp. 31–38 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
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McIninch 1996, p. 19 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
McIninch 1996, p. 20 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
McIninch 1996, pp. 25, 27 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
"Pieces of History: Missile Debris from A-12 OXCART". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
"Black Shield Reconnaissance Missions 1 January – 31 March 1968" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472531 page 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"Preliminary Assessment of Black Shield Mission 6847 Over North Korea" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number: 0001474986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
"Black Shield Reconnaissance Missions 1 January – 31 March 1968" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472531 Page 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
McIninch 1996, p. 31 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, pp. 41–44 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
"OXCART/SR-71 Information for EXCOM Meeting" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number: 0001472041. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
"Critique for Oxcart Mission Number BX6858" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472531. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
McIninch 1996, p. 33 McIninch, Thomas (2 July 1996). "The Oxcart Story". CIA Historical Review Program. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
Robarge 2012, p. 42 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
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Robarge 2012, pp. 11–17 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
Robarge 2012, p. 52 Robarge, David (2012). Archangel: CIA's Supersonic A-12 Reconnaissance Aircraft (PDF) (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency. ISBN 978-1-92966-716-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012.
"Comparison of SR-71 to A-12 Aircraft" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001471952. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
"Comparison of the Capabilities, Performance, Countermeasures Systems and Operational Status of the A-12 and SR-71" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency Document Number 0001472042. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
"Space Flight NASA.gov PDF file page 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2016.
"1" (PDF). A-12 Utility Flight Manual. Central Intelligence Agency. 15 September 1965. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

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Frank Murray - Pilot Frank Murray (Narrator, Presenter) (22 April 2017). The Oxcart Story. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
"First flight of the A-12 at Groom Lake narrated by its pilot, Lockheed test pilot Lou Schalk". Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame on YouTube. August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.