SR-71 speed check

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Well, it isn’t a myth, but it is worth listening to anyway. Kick off your shoes, pour yourself a scotch, and enjoy Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) relay the tale of the day an F16 Hornet tried to own a crop duster — I mean, really? — with a ground speed check with Los Angeles Center, and got properly owned.

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