Talk:A-12 Avenger II

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[edit] UFO?

Does this article really need the paragraph about someone from a UFO conspiracy web speculating that a blurred image of a triangular shape in the sky might indicate the A-12 had actually gone into test flights? The paragraph seems to be a shameless plug for the UFO web site and adds absolutely nothing of substance. I'm removing it. --JJLatWiki 14:10, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ever fly

Was any x-variant of this ever known to fly? The "artist's rendition" looks like a generic '60's era flying wing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.86.153 (talk) 01:11, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

---No they never officially built a flying prototype. However a full scale mockup was built by General Dynamics and placed on display. It has since been restored and will be part of a museum collection in Texas. Photos of the mock-up can be found at:

http://www.habu2.net/a12/avenger2.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.230.62.139 (talk) 17:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Book

May I recommend The $5 Billion Misunderstanding: The Collapse of the Navy's A-12 Stealth Bomber Program by James P. Stevenson? It's the quintessential "all you'll ever want to know ..." and then some. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.214.61.146 (talk) 12:05, 25 January 2008 (UTC)