tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post2488839806439342907..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Quiz: A thing with wingsMurphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-34500300853898265922016-03-14T07:32:58.227-05:002016-03-14T07:32:58.227-05:00Hey, I only saw them from perimeter road at Kadena...Hey, I only saw them from perimeter road at Kadena, (and once from Habu Hill, before the cops showed up and confiscated my film). Or, occasionally shooting TOLs between missions.Retired Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162727356116384883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-36256979106863358532016-03-08T07:07:17.459-06:002016-03-08T07:07:17.459-06:00Awesome. Didn't know they had one. The only on...Awesome. Didn't know they had one. The only one I've ever seen was the one in Sandy Eggo.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/cia+hq+langley,+va/@38.9539187,-77.1465841,208m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en" rel="nofollow"><b>Here's</b></a> an overhead shot of the same bird.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-77171717495682049742016-03-08T00:05:12.344-06:002016-03-08T00:05:12.344-06:00As far as the location goes....well. if I told you...As far as the location goes....well. if I told you, I'd have to...well...you know....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-87089473099247743202016-03-07T21:39:04.676-06:002016-03-07T21:39:04.676-06:00CIA HQ, LangleyCIA HQ, LangleyMonsoon Matriarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476615206392489371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-86154600193403228382016-03-07T20:12:13.276-06:002016-03-07T20:12:13.276-06:00CIA? CIA? B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-8200915883440785652016-03-07T18:15:17.871-06:002016-03-07T18:15:17.871-06:00Definitely an A-12, as there's no rear cockpit...Definitely an A-12, as there's no rear cockpit windows, and the nose is a bit pointier.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-61687169307563196392016-03-07T18:00:56.780-06:002016-03-07T18:00:56.780-06:00Nope on both counts. With your screen name, I'...Nope on both counts. With your screen name, I'da figured that you'd have nailed it. ;-)Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-8807970509459074652016-03-07T17:34:11.293-06:002016-03-07T17:34:11.293-06:00No idea where it is, but I'm 99% sure it's...No idea where it is, but I'm 99% sure it's a Lockheed, A-12, the CIA's single-seat version of the SR-71. And unless you're at Langley, I have no idea where it might... wait... that building in the background looks familiar...<br /><br />HOLY FLARK!!!! YOU'RE AT CIA HQ?!?!?!?!Raptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731103493582041052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-68571179914839456072016-03-07T16:57:06.833-06:002016-03-07T16:57:06.833-06:00I knew WHAT it was (A-12) but I had to cheat to fi...I knew WHAT it was (A-12) but I had to cheat to figure out WHERE. So I'll leave that half for someone else. :)a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-76434254049021429142016-03-07T16:54:48.074-06:002016-03-07T16:54:48.074-06:00SR-71, looks kinda like the one at the Smithsonian...SR-71, looks kinda like the one at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Pretty amazing for an aircraft that first flew over 50 years ago; still holds speed and altitude records.Retired Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162727356116384883noreply@blogger.com