When designing the A-12, Clarence Johnson understood perfectly well that the aircraft’s exceptional altitude and speed capabilities could prove useful not only to the CIA, but also to the Air Force. The Path to Military Service Discussions between Johnson and senior Air Force commanders about creating such an aircraft – a reconnaissance platform with strike capabilities – had been…
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