Lockheed YF-12
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The Lockheed YF-12 is an American Mach 3+ capable, high-altitude interceptor prototype, developed and manufactured by American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation.
YF-12A
Picture of the modified chine to accommodate the AN/ASG-18 radar
Lockheed YF-12A, Serial# 60-6934, the only YF-12A in ADC markings
YF-12A over mountainous terrain.
AIM-47 Falcon
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The Hughes AIM-47 Falcon, originally GAR-9, was a very long-range high-performance air-to-air missile that shared the basic design of the earlier AIM-4 Falcon. It was developed in 1958 along with the
Lockheed YF-12
…operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); unlike the A-12, it was furnished with the Hughes AN/ASG-18 fire-control radar and could be armed with AIM-47 Falcon (GAR-9) air-to-air missiles. Its maiden flight was on 7 August 1963. Its existence was publicly revealed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 24 February…
An AIM-47A waiting to be loaded aboard a YF-12.