GROOM LAKE – AREA 51 A-12 ARCHANGEL CIA PROJECT OXCART – HOW THEY GOT HERE
By Frank Murray, A-12 Pilot and Roadrunners Internationale Historian
The Challenge of Transporting the A-12s to Area 51 – V.2
The secret convey that moved the A-12 (Pre SR71 Blackbird) from Burbank, CA to Area 51 for flight testing. This was no small task! This story is a must-read for historians. The website by Roadrunners Internationale, with its amazing text and photos, gives you a small clue as to how expensive just one phase of the program was and the measures taken to maintain its secrecy.
Here’s just a hint of what the story offers:
Foreword: This piece of the History of the Lockheed A-12 is dedicated to the memory of Dorsey G. Kammerer. Dorsey was a part of the Lockheed SkunkWorks from its inception. He was an “inside” man on the team that built the P-38 Lightning, the P-80 Shooting Star, the F-104 Starfighter, the U-2 Angel and the A-12 Archangel and the other versions, the YF-12 and the SR-71.
“Dorsey that had the foresight to save the photos that help document this story. Dorsey’s family found these gems and made them available for this story. This story has never really been told in much detail before. I have collected the pictures for display as an addendum to the text.
“This re-do of the original “Challenge of Transporting the A-12s to Area 51″ does not change the compass of the original, only expands on a good story, made even better.”
CREDITS FOR THE WEBSITE STORY
http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html
Dorsey G. Krammerer – Former Lockheed Enginer – Source of Photos
Jason Owen – Nephew of Kammerer- Contribution of Photos
Jim Noce – Former CIA Security Participant
Bob Murphy – Former Lockheed Project Manager
T.D. Barnes – Former EG&G Special Projects
Central Intelligence Agency
Lockheed-California Company
California Highway Patrol
Nevada Highway Patrol
Visit this site for some remarkable history.
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