USA - Air Force Lockheed M-21 60-6940
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Operator: USA - Air Force - 60-6940
Aircraft: Lockheed - M-21
Airport: USA - Washington - Seattle - Boeing Field / King County Intl (BFI / KBFI)
Category: Main database
Photo taken on 2009-8-3 by Rod Dermo [Contact]
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(20.1.2010, 00:14 CET)
Variant of the A-12,D-21drone is in launch position center rear.Drones used for flights over hostile areas.Museum of Flight
1 Wallace Shackleton
(20 January 2010 - 20:37 CET)
From the Museum of Flight's web site. "This M-21 is a unique variant of the A-12, the
earliest Blackbird type. Built for a CIA program code-named "Tagboard," the M-21 carried
un-piloted vehicles for intelligence gathering. These drones were intended for launch from
the M-21 "mother ship" for flights over hostile territories. Design features of the M-21
include the second seat for the Launch Control Officer and the launch pylon on which the
drone is mounted.
The Museum's M-21 was built in 1963, and is the sole surviving
example of its type. "
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