Updated on: 27 November 2004
Posted on: 25 June 2001
HABU Shields
When the A-12 and then the SR-71 deployed
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One of GT Morgan's shields |
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Shield from Tom Estes orange flight suit |
Tom Pugh's "Habu 8" worn while at OL-08, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan (Patch image courtesy Tom Pugh) |
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A variation of the standard Habu patch,
and a rare patch(only two where "E-08" means that Alison/Vida where an Experienced
crew and where J. T. Vida's patch is in the Smithsonian Air and Space
Collection, While |
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BC Thomas' Habu shield on his flight jacket,
denoting 1000 flight hours in the SR-71 |
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Variations on
the Habu shield |
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Courtesy C. Langston Collection |
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Courtesy C. Langston Collection |
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With the re-engining of the KC-135Q, it became the "T" |
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Real Recce variations |
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