Summary and Key Points: The A-12 Oxcart, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works for the CIA, preceded the renowned SR-71 Blackbird.Entering service in 1967 ...

Summary and Key Points: The A-12 Oxcart, predecessor to the famed SR-71 Blackbird, was a groundbreaking reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works in the late 1950s. -Designed to ...

In 1962, Lockheed tested the first A-12, known as Article 121, near Groom Lake, Nevada. During the selection process for pilots to fly a top-secret mission, Ken Collins was told to report to an ...