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Book Title: Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird : The Illustrated Profile of Every Aircraft, Crew, and Breakthrough of the World's Fastest Stealth Jet
Item Length: 12.7in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 10.2in
Author: Richard H. Graham
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Aviation / General, Military / Weapons, Military / Aviation, History
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History
Item Weight: 63.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
