QuickCheck: Did the titanium used to create the iconic SR-71 Blackbird come from the Soviet Union?


EVER since the veil of secrecy began to lift over the supersonic SR-71 Blackbird, its sleek curves, spy missions and blazing speed have captivated many around the world.

From movies, to video games to the pages of Marvel's X-Men, the world's first all-titanium jet has been a part of pop culture in some form or another since it first took to the sky in 1964.

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