I think Johnson did us a great favor. SR-71 sounds much cooler than RS-71.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...

Supposedly, the original official designation should have been RS-71
for
"reconisance - strategic" but LBJ muddled the words and called it an
SR-71
when it was unveiled to the public...

No one wanted to correct the Prez so it stuck...True? False?

According to Bill, this is 100% true. He still laughs about it.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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www.AlexisParkInn.com
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