An interesting, sort of, account of how they moved the A-12 Blackbirds to area 51 for flight testing.
Foreword:
This piece of the History of the Lockheed A-12 is dedicated to the memory of Dorsey G. Kammerer. Dorsey was a part of the Lockheed SkunkWorks from its inception. He was an “inside” man on the team that built the P-38 Lightning, the P-80 Shooting Star, the F-104 Starfighter, the U-2 Angel and the A-12 Archangel and the other versions, the YF-12 and the SR-71.
Dorsey that had the foresight to save the photos that help document this story. Dorsey’s family found these gems and made them available for this story. This story has never really been told in much detail before. I have collected the pictures for display as an addendum to the text.
This re-do of the original “Challenge of Transporting the A-12s to Area 51” does not change the compass of the original, only expands on a good story, made even better.
