Planes that Changed the World

SR71 Blackbird

The SR71 Blackbird was the world’s first stealth spy plane, and the fastest, highest-flying manned airplane in the world.

This fascinating three-part series tells the stories of some of the most important aircraft ever to take to the skies.  Stories of human endeavour, told by the people who designed, built and flew some of the world’s most iconic aircraft.

Here, pilot Maury Rosenberg and reconnaissance specialist Ed McKim are on a routine mission above the Korean DMZ, until they encounter a North Korean missile.