Ms. Miller quotes a passage from Buddy Brown's book, titled Beyond Mach 3: A Pilot’s Journey Through The U-2 and SR-71 (1950 to 1970) A Memoir, “The first leg of the first flight of the SR-71 ...

The trainer model was taken apart too, which meant that it would not be possible for new pilots and crews to be schooled in the intricacies of flying and maintaining the SR-71. Final retirement ...