well i thought you was sweet and your wife even sweeter, but then you said unless I paid you money every month you would not consider my suggestions, and i took offense to that . have a good life bye.
This is an amazing story As a American it fills me with alot of pride to know we have such amazing allies like Sweden they had our backs when things went bad and you can't ask for anything better than that God bless you Sweden! 🇺🇲🤜🤛🇸🇪
@@Yawnzee_ Thanks Kevin :). Joined the Army myself because even though I got accepted for the Air Force they couldn’t *guarantee* me a job as a medic. The Army did. I’m a lover not a fighter so I couldn’t enjoy doing anything except medic. 😆
I love that the US Government awarded the Swedish pilots the U.S. Air Medal! 😃 The criteria for that award is: “Heroic or meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.” They certainly deserve it! They made Sweden proud! 🇸🇪 🇺🇸
I may have gotten this wrong but I read somewhere that the US Air medal is only awarded to US Airmen. So again, either I got that wrong or they simply made an exception in this case. Whatever the case, an exceptional show of gratitude by America even though it took 31 years. I'm sure there were good reasons. And they put a lot of effort into it too. They didn't just send the medals via Fedex or send the pilots involved to Sweden for the ceremony. Look towards the very end and you'll see a very high ranking US Air Force officer with a lot of "fruit salad" on his breast and at least two stars on his shoulders so they took this seriously. Much respect for how the US treated this.
Reckyj, about 4 percent of the US population (330 million) claim Swedish ancestry. That is about 13 million people, or about 3 million more than currently live in Sweden. Many Americans are aware of this story and how the quick actions of the Swedish air force saved this SR-71 and its crew. It is interesting to me that the story isn't apparently widely known in Sweden.
We still haven’t properly recognized Canada for Operation Yellow Ribbon. 😔 On 9/11 the Canadians helped clear the US airspace by diverting *all* inbound US flights to Canadian airports. They didn’t know if any of those planes were hijacked or not and if they had been it would’ve meant terrorist attacks hitting Canada instead of the US. But they did it anyway and found a place for all of those stranded passengers to stay and found food for them and all of that. Some cities had more stranded American passengers than Canadian residents! If not for Canada then 9/11 would’ve been so much worse and total chaos.
@@blake7587 The USA airspace was closed unfortunately it left flight's already airborne no place to land but Canada and/or Mexico. If there were more terrorist hijacked planes, they would have suicide bombed where ever they were and not land anywhere. As you probably know, there codes pilots use if they're hijacked so...
I've seen this video before but when it's this good I had to watch it again. I haven't met many individuals from Sweden but the ones I have, all have been very kind, big hearted, talkative, and friendly. Love the people of Sweden!!
Fun facts: The top speed of the SR-71 was 2200 mph (3540 kph). The highest it could fly was 85,069 feet (25929 meters). It would travel so fast that the outer body panels would start to heat up to a point that they would expand enough for fuel to leak out. There is a great video that talks about this amazing plane that still holds a lot of world records. Considering it was designed in the 1960's it still looks amazing.
I may have it backwards, but I think the SR-71 leaked fuel while on the ground, but that was to allow for the expansion that occurs at high speed (which sealed the leaks). There is one on display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson Arizona among other places.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was designed by *Swedish* American Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. Kelly Johnson was born in the remote mining town of Ishpeming, Michigan. His parents were Swedish, from the city of Malmö, county of Scania. He also designed the famous U-2 Dragonlady which still flies to this day. I’ve seen them flying at Beale Air Force Base in California. Per Wikipedia: “ He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird. Besides the first production aircraft to exceed Mach 3, he also produced the first fighter capable of Mach 2, the United States' first operational jet fighter, as well as the first fighter to exceed 400 mph, and many other contributions to various aircraft.” Basically he was a genius at making planes that fly *really* high and *really* fast.
America is privileged to have such brave and heroic men who helped that day knowing they were putting themselves in danger but did it anyway. I am also proud of our own pilots for not panicking and recognizing what those wonderful pilots were doing for them. I know their Country is proud of all of them for the cool action they chose. Thank you from and American Citizen and God bless.
Wow good one Recky. I never knew about this. We are lucky to have Sweden as a brother. Congrats to those Viggen pilots. Let us not forget that Sweden is a serious aerospace innovator. And you should be very proud, Sweden is respected all over the world.
Recky, I was not previously familiar with this story, thank you so much for sharing and your review/ thoughts!!! Sweden is a wonderful allie, you covered our 6 that day... tremendous appreciation, gratitude and respect!!!
@@Reckyj To think a plane as impressive as the SR-71 is, it's even more so when you realize it was first designed in the 1950's without a single computer. A pencil and a slide rule was all it took. Shows you just how brilliant Johnson truly was. A true visionary. Cheers.
This a great story and I’m very happy that they were there for us, I’ve enjoyed working with our Swede counterparts. Thank you Sweden Air Force. By the way the medal they received was the distinguished flying cross one of our highest awards in the US military.
Recky, My great uncle flew SR71's in the 60's and 70's he had some wild stories to tell ( what he could tell of course) and some great pictures and other memorabilia about the plane. But if you would like a great story told by another SR71 pilot as well as pictures search for LLESA Author Series "Sled Driver: Flying the worlds fastest jet" by Brian Shul. He gave a speech at Lawrence Livermore National Labs. A great watch and an enjoyable hour and ten minutes.
My grandpa was an RSO back in those days! He didn’t fly the plane but he did the picture taking and navigating from the backseat. He said his Pilot snored and kept him up all night but that it’s better for the pilot to get a good rest. 😂 We still have his flightsuit. But he always told us flying B-52s with nukes on board made him much more anxious than flying the SR-71.
I was in Sweden in 2019 when the ceremony was held. Great story from the Cold War. Sweden and Finland into NATO was like picking up Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo
The SR-71 still holds the speed and altitude records. The actual top speed and altitude are to my knowledge still classified As stationed on Okinawa, I have witnessed departure and arrival many times. You are right...the ground shook when they were taking off.
Here is an article by the Air Force Times about the incident: The SR-71 pilots would fly their aircraft at high altitudes while gathering imagery on key Russian bases - such as the Soviet Navy’s Northern Fleet on the Kola Peninsula - from international airspace. During one such mission on June 29, 1987, a Blackbird flown by retired Lt. Cols. Duane Noll and Tom Veltri, experienced an engine failure. The crew descended to roughly 25,000 feet over Swedish airspace where they were intercepted by two pairs of Swedish air force Saab 37 Viggen fighter jets. The Swedes were more than simply intercepting a wayward aircraft, they were offering defense from any opportunistic Soviets looking to harass an enemy spy plane on the fritz. Given the tight corridor in the Baltic Sea, accidental airspace violations weren’t out of the realm of possibility. And Soviet fighter aircraft might have been looking for any reason, however slight, to enter into an air-to-air altercation. This mission remained classified until last year. But with declassification has come official acknowledgement for services rendered. On Nov. 28, in Stockholm, the U.S. Air Force finally presented four Swedish pilots with Air Medals for their actions back in 1987, according to a video of the ceremony posted by the Pentagon. "We were performing an ordinary peace time operation exercise,” recalled retired Maj. Roger Moller, one of the Swedish air force pilots. “Our fighter controller then asked me: ‘Are you able to make an interception and identification of a certain interest.’ I thought immediately it must be an SR-71, otherwise he would have mentioned it. But at that time I didn’t know it was the Blackbird.” Once the Swedish pilots intercepted the damaged SR-71, they decided to render support to the aircraft by defending it from potential third-party aircraft that might have tried to threaten it, according to the Air Medal citation. The pilots then accompanied the SR-71 beyond the territorial boundaries and ensured that it was safely recovered by American forces. “I can’t say enough about these gentlemen,” said Veltri, one of the SR-71 pilots who was at the ceremony. “I am so amazingly grateful for what they did, but also for the opportunity to recognize them in the fashion we are doing. What these guys did is truly monumental.” U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Williams, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa mobilization assistant to the commander, presented the Air Medals to Swedish air force Col. Lars-Eric Blad, Maj. Roger Moller, Maj. Krister Sjoberg and Lt. Bo Ignell. “That day in 1987 showed us that we can always count on our Swedish partners in times of great peril,” Williams said during the ceremony. “Even when there was both political risk and great physical risk in the form of actual danger, there was no hesitation on your part to preserve the pilots on that day.”
The Swedish Pilots received The American Air Medal: The Air Medal is normally awarded to U.S. and civilian personnel for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievements while participating in aerial flight and foreign military personnel in actual combat in support of operations. Keeping the Soviet fighters off the SR-71 certainly qualifies.
We Americans love our Swedish brothers and sisters. I'm even more thrilled that y'all have applied to join NATO! Here's to many more years of peace and prosperity for both of our nations and those of our allies.
As a Historian and American, i think we as a people do not do enough to show our gratitude toward our allies and friends. As the hegemonic power we are trusted by the free world to be its sword. Its good to know that we cant count on Sweden to be a shield during that trying moment
Ricky, you have no idea how close our two Nations really are particularly with all of Scandinavia. There are more stories like this if only the Federal Government would release more. If Sweden and Finland retires the neutrality stance perhaps we will see more stories come out given the Governments would feel more comfortable talking about them ;)
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Ricky you should always be proud of your country of origin. Sometimes it is the leaders that is the problem. America is the melting pot of all of the countries in this world. But also we are a nation of laws that one of our political classes tends to ignore them, but I'm still proud to be an American. We will get our own problems straightened out, but it is going to take time. We didn't get this screwed up over night. Like your videos and believe me what you see in the news isn't really who we are we are mostly like all of the common folk, and that means you and even the Russian people. It their leadership that's the problem.
@@Reckyj That’s awesome! I took Spanish in high school but if I had started at 8 or 9 I would’ve learned it way better. Ever since I first saw this video about the SR-71 being saved I’ve been reading about Sweden/US relations and apparently they go WAY back. Sweden under king Gustavus III was the first country not engaged in the American Revolutionary War to recognize the young American republic. The Swedish Count Axel von Fersen was a distinguished soldier during the war, serving as an interpreter between General Rochambeau and General Washington (see those early English skills come in handy!! 😆). Also the Swedish count Curt von Stedingk, led the second assault during the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Both were made members of the Society of the Cincinnati. The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States of America. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers who served in the Continental Army. In 1783 the United States' Ambassador to Paris, Benjamin Franklin, and the Swedish Ambassador, Count Gustaf Philip Creutz, signed a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. Basically it’s cool that Sweden had close contacts with a lot of America’s Founding Fathers like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. I had no idea we had close ties with Sweden that far back. 😃
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well i thought you was sweet and your wife even sweeter, but then you said unless I paid you money every month you would not consider my suggestions, and i took offense to that . have a good life bye.
Thank you Sweden !!!!!!!!!!
This is an amazing story As a American it fills me with alot of pride to know we have such amazing allies like Sweden they had our backs when things went bad and you can't ask for anything better than that God bless you Sweden! 🇺🇲🤜🤛🇸🇪
God bless our big brother the US
My grandpa used to fly in this plane. He wasn’t a pilot but he was what’s called an RSO. He took pictures and navigated the plane.
@@blake7587 that's Rad in itself! Thank you for your family's service!
@@blake7587 that’s cool
@@Yawnzee_ Thanks Kevin :). Joined the Army myself because even though I got accepted for the Air Force they couldn’t *guarantee* me a job as a medic. The Army did. I’m a lover not a fighter so I couldn’t enjoy doing anything except medic. 😆
I love that the US Government awarded the Swedish pilots the U.S. Air Medal! 😃
The criteria for that award is:
“Heroic or meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.”
They certainly deserve it! They made Sweden proud! 🇸🇪 🇺🇸
I may have gotten this wrong but I read somewhere that the US Air medal is only awarded to US Airmen. So again, either I got that wrong or they simply made an exception in this case. Whatever the case, an exceptional show of gratitude by America even though it took 31 years. I'm sure there were good reasons.
And they put a lot of effort into it too. They didn't just send the medals via Fedex or send the pilots involved to Sweden for the ceremony. Look towards the very end and you'll see a very high ranking US Air Force officer with a lot of "fruit salad" on his breast and at least two stars on his shoulders so they took this seriously. Much respect for how the US treated this.
So awesome so thankful for our friendship with Sweden and shout out to those Swedish pilots and the balls of steel. Thank you Sweden ❤❤❤❤❤
Reckyj, about 4 percent of the US population (330 million) claim Swedish ancestry. That is about 13 million people, or about 3 million more than currently live in Sweden. Many Americans are aware of this story and how the quick actions of the Swedish air force saved this SR-71 and its crew. It is interesting to me that the story isn't apparently widely known in Sweden.
Sweden doesnt work like the US. And its to bad. We dont share tales of valor, and the only reason is Valor is rare...
I must be a hero, my name is Raymond, and I married a Swedish gal.
Thank you Sweden for protecting our guys that day, I'm only sorry it took so long to recognize what the Swedes did for us.
US and Sweden--> BFF’s for ever!
@@Reckyj Indeed! You should also check out the "US Military News" RUclips channel for more video reactions ~ if ya wanna. :-)
We still haven’t properly recognized Canada for Operation Yellow Ribbon. 😔
On 9/11 the Canadians helped clear the US airspace by diverting *all* inbound US flights to Canadian airports.
They didn’t know if any of those planes were hijacked or not and if they had been it would’ve meant terrorist attacks hitting Canada instead of the US.
But they did it anyway and found a place for all of those stranded passengers to stay and found food for them and all of that.
Some cities had more stranded American passengers than Canadian residents!
If not for Canada then 9/11 would’ve been so much worse and total chaos.
@@blake7587 The USA airspace was closed unfortunately it left flight's already airborne no place to land but Canada and/or Mexico. If there were more terrorist hijacked planes, they would have suicide bombed where ever they were and not land anywhere.
As you probably know, there codes pilots use if they're hijacked so...
As a former member of the USAF, thank you Sweden.
No. Thank you!
I've seen this video before but when it's this good I had to watch it again. I haven't met many individuals from Sweden but the ones I have, all have been very kind, big hearted, talkative, and friendly. Love the people of Sweden!!
Fun facts: The top speed of the SR-71 was 2200 mph (3540 kph). The highest it could fly was 85,069 feet (25929 meters). It would travel so fast that the outer body panels would start to heat up to a point that they would expand enough for fuel to leak out. There is a great video that talks about this amazing plane that still holds a lot of world records. Considering it was designed in the 1960's it still looks amazing.
ruclips.net/video/3hYSnyVLmGE/видео.html
Just another reason why every nation l don't care how
powerful is only as strong as its allies. Thanks Allies!!!
I may have it backwards, but I think the SR-71 leaked fuel while on the ground, but that was to allow for the expansion that occurs at high speed (which sealed the leaks). There is one on display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson Arizona among other places.
@@stevedietrich8936 oh I think you're right! Admittedly I was a kid when I read that fact in a library book.
My grandpa was an SR-71 RSO and he got 4 different certificates.
Mach 1
Mach 2
Mach 3
Mach 3+
In case anyone doesn’t know “Bingo fuel” means if you don’t turn around and fly home now you won’t have enough fuel to make it home.
Yupp I learn that! Love the name
Thanks Reckyj.....Hopefully we can return the favor. someday.....Dallas, Texas...
I think you do that everyday. We’re not with NATO. But I feel we always got USA by our side.
@@Reckyj Trust me, We've got your back and the Russians know it.
@@PEPPER2323 I sure that’s the o my reason why they ain’t kicking our butt
@@Reckyj It's China that scares the hell out of me not Russia. The next time your in Dallas, we should have dinner.
@@PEPPER2323 next time in Dallas? Well I have to go to the US for that. But who knows. 😉
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was designed by *Swedish* American Clarence “Kelly” Johnson.
Kelly Johnson was born in the remote mining town of Ishpeming, Michigan. His parents were Swedish, from the city of Malmö, county of Scania.
He also designed the famous U-2 Dragonlady which still flies to this day. I’ve seen them flying at Beale Air Force Base in California.
Per Wikipedia:
“ He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird. Besides the first production aircraft to exceed Mach 3, he also produced the first fighter capable of Mach 2, the United States' first operational jet fighter, as well as the first fighter to exceed 400 mph, and many other contributions to various aircraft.”
Basically he was a genius at making planes that fly *really* high and *really* fast.
America is privileged to have such brave and heroic men who helped that day knowing they were putting themselves in danger but did it anyway. I am also proud of our own pilots for not panicking and recognizing what those wonderful pilots were doing for them. I know their Country is proud of all of them for the cool action they chose. Thank you from and American Citizen and God bless.
Two great countries with proud citizens and Air Forces who have real metal..thank you Switzerland.
Switzerland?? So you don’t know that Sweden and Switzerland is to different countries..
@@Reckyj my apologies Recky of course Sweden has great leaders, steel nuts, and a whole lot of pride as well
@@rpedele as long as you know that it’s two different countries.
Wow good one Recky. I never knew about this. We are lucky to have Sweden as a brother. Congrats to those Viggen pilots. Let us not forget that Sweden is a serious aerospace innovator. And you should be very proud, Sweden is respected all over the world.
Thanks for the save, Sweden!
Our pleasure! And thank you for becoming a member! Means the world to me.
Recky, I was not previously familiar with this story, thank you so much for sharing and your review/ thoughts!!!
Sweden is a wonderful allie, you covered our 6 that day... tremendous appreciation, gratitude and respect!!!
One of my favorite videos!
The coolest fact of all? Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the father of the SR-71, was the son of two Swedish immigrant parents.
NoI way??
@@Reckyj True story. Long live the Swedes!!!
@@jjbigfoot9077 that’s insanely cool tho!
@@Reckyj To think a plane as impressive as the SR-71 is, it's even more so when you realize it was first designed in the 1950's without a single computer. A pencil and a slide rule was all it took. Shows you just how brilliant Johnson truly was. A true visionary. Cheers.
Awesome video and a wonderful story.
This a great story and I’m very happy that they were there for us, I’ve enjoyed working with our Swede counterparts. Thank you Sweden Air Force. By the way the medal they received was the distinguished flying cross one of our highest awards in the US military.
I really love that they gave the Swedes medals
What a great story!! Thanks Recky.
It truly was an amazing story! Glad I could share it with you
Great story. All hail Sverige 🇸🇪!!! This calls for some Skynyrd as further strengthening of our brotherhood!🙂👍
Skynyrd would be a great thing to add to this story. It’s gonna complete it to a new high!
@@Reckyj 😄😄😄👍
Thank God for the Swedish pilots in their Viggen aircraft. They knew who their friends were. I salute them.
Recky, My great uncle flew SR71's in the 60's and 70's he had some wild stories to tell ( what he could tell of course) and some great pictures and other memorabilia about the plane. But if you would like a great story told by another SR71 pilot as well as pictures search for LLESA Author Series "Sled Driver: Flying the worlds fastest jet" by Brian Shul. He gave a speech at Lawrence Livermore National Labs. A great watch and an enjoyable hour and ten minutes.
My grandpa was an RSO back in those days! He didn’t fly the plane but he did the picture taking and navigating from the backseat.
He said his Pilot snored and kept him up all night but that it’s better for the pilot to get a good rest. 😂
We still have his flightsuit.
But he always told us flying B-52s with nukes on board made him much more anxious than flying the SR-71.
I was in Sweden in 2019 when the ceremony was held. Great story from the Cold War. Sweden and Finland into NATO was like picking up Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo
The SR-71 still holds the speed and altitude records. The actual top speed and altitude are to my knowledge still classified As stationed on Okinawa, I have witnessed departure and arrival many times. You are right...the ground shook when they were taking off.
Thanks!
Jane! Thank you. ;)
Here is an article by the Air Force Times about the incident:
The SR-71 pilots would fly their aircraft at high altitudes while gathering imagery on key Russian bases - such as the Soviet Navy’s Northern Fleet on the Kola Peninsula - from international airspace.
During one such mission on June 29, 1987, a Blackbird flown by retired Lt. Cols. Duane Noll and Tom Veltri, experienced an engine failure.
The crew descended to roughly 25,000 feet over Swedish airspace where they were intercepted by two pairs of Swedish air force Saab 37 Viggen fighter jets. The Swedes were more than simply intercepting a wayward aircraft, they were offering defense from any opportunistic Soviets looking to harass an enemy spy plane on the fritz.
Given the tight corridor in the Baltic Sea, accidental airspace violations weren’t out of the realm of possibility. And Soviet fighter aircraft might have been looking for any reason, however slight, to enter into an air-to-air altercation.
This mission remained classified until last year. But with declassification has come official acknowledgement for services rendered.
On Nov. 28, in Stockholm, the U.S. Air Force finally presented four Swedish pilots with Air Medals for their actions back in 1987, according to a video of the ceremony posted by the Pentagon.
"We were performing an ordinary peace time operation exercise,” recalled retired Maj. Roger Moller, one of the Swedish air force pilots. “Our fighter controller then asked me: ‘Are you able to make an interception and identification of a certain interest.’ I thought immediately it must be an SR-71, otherwise he would have mentioned it. But at that time I didn’t know it was the Blackbird.”
Once the Swedish pilots intercepted the damaged SR-71, they decided to render support to the aircraft by defending it from potential third-party aircraft that might have tried to threaten it, according to the Air Medal citation.
The pilots then accompanied the SR-71 beyond the territorial boundaries and ensured that it was safely recovered by American forces.
“I can’t say enough about these gentlemen,” said Veltri, one of the SR-71 pilots who was at the ceremony. “I am so amazingly grateful for what they did, but also for the opportunity to recognize them in the fashion we are doing. What these guys did is truly monumental.”
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Williams, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa mobilization assistant to the commander, presented the Air Medals to Swedish air force Col. Lars-Eric Blad, Maj. Roger Moller, Maj. Krister Sjoberg and Lt. Bo Ignell.
“That day in 1987 showed us that we can always count on our Swedish partners in times of great peril,” Williams said during the ceremony. “Even when there was both political risk and great physical risk in the form of actual danger, there was no hesitation on your part to preserve the pilots on that day.”
Love to read it! Thank you
My favorite plane of all time. Top speed for this plane, is still classified as "Top Secret".
The Swedish Pilots received The American Air Medal: The Air Medal is normally awarded to U.S. and civilian personnel for single acts of heroism or meritorious achievements while participating in aerial flight and foreign military personnel in actual combat in support of operations. Keeping the Soviet fighters off the SR-71 certainly qualifies.
You should watch the LA speed story about the blackbird
Whats the name of the video? Dont link it. RUclips dont like them links.
@@Reckyj LA speed story-SR-72 pilot Brian Shul USAF (Ret) by Stich's Loft
71 not 72 sorry
That is a great story.
We Americans love our Swedish brothers and sisters. I'm even more thrilled that y'all have applied to join NATO! Here's to many more years of peace and prosperity for both of our nations and those of our allies.
As a Historian and American, i think we as a people do not do enough to show our gratitude toward our allies and friends. As the hegemonic power we are trusted by the free world to be its sword. Its good to know that we cant count on Sweden to be a shield during that trying moment
Sweden and the US BFF’s 😀
My close relative was on that shift that night.. (soviet union)
here - you need to watch - Sled Driver: Flying the World's Fastest Jet" by Brian Shul
Thanks Sweden!
Oh wow this is awesome!! 😱
Sure is! A fantastic story
yep
Exactly
LOVE YOU RECKY YOU ARE AN AMERICAN LIVING IN SWEDEN
No I’m not Mr Caps.
If tou havent already can you-react to the missing Swedish dc-3 spy plane that got shot down by ussr
Ricky, you have no idea how close our two Nations really are particularly with all of Scandinavia. There are more stories like this if only the Federal Government would release more. If Sweden and Finland retires the neutrality stance perhaps we will see more stories come out given the Governments would feel more comfortable talking about them ;)
I don’t trust Putin..
You know Kelly Johnson (designer of the SR-71 and U-2 Dragonlady) was the son of Swedish immigrants right? 😉
@@blake7587 I know! Swedes do great things!
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Oh man, I'm a new sub, n you got loads of videos.. I'll look for it and just wanted to tell you I love it when give them spooky videos a ROUND HOUSE KICK, I die laughing
@@J.Lao.91882 thank you for the sub! And there is no other way to kick ghost hurt than a proper round house kick it the face.
Bingo fuel it means you have enough fuel to get back to base.
So it’s actually called Bingo fuel?
Ricky you should always be proud of your country of origin. Sometimes it is the leaders that is the problem. America is the melting pot of all of the countries in this world. But also we are a nation of laws that one of our political classes tends to ignore them, but I'm still proud to be an American. We will get our own problems straightened out, but it is going to take time. We didn't get this screwed up over night. Like your videos and believe me what you see in the news isn't really who we are we are mostly like all of the common folk, and that means you and even the Russian people. It their leadership that's the problem.
George! Awesome comment!
Welcome to NATO..with Sweden the entire circle is more complete. A great sense of pride for all of us..
Sweden and the US is forever best buds!
🔥
👍
🇺🇲❤️🇸🇪
🇺🇸🇸🇪👊🔥🔥🔥
Do all Swedish people speak English? 🤔
I noticed all the Swedish pilots gave interviews in English 😆.
Yeah. We do. We start to learn English in the second grade. 8-9 years old.
@@Reckyj That’s awesome! I took Spanish in high school but if I had started at 8 or 9 I would’ve learned it way better.
Ever since I first saw this video about the SR-71 being saved I’ve been reading about Sweden/US relations and apparently they go WAY back.
Sweden under king Gustavus III was the first country not engaged in the American Revolutionary War to recognize the young American republic. The Swedish Count Axel von Fersen was a distinguished soldier during the war, serving as an interpreter between General Rochambeau and General Washington (see those early English skills come in handy!! 😆). Also the Swedish count Curt von Stedingk, led the second assault during the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Both were made members of the Society of the Cincinnati.
The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States of America. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers who served in the Continental Army.
In 1783 the United States' Ambassador to Paris, Benjamin Franklin, and the Swedish Ambassador, Count Gustaf Philip Creutz, signed a Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Basically it’s cool that Sweden had close contacts with a lot of America’s Founding Fathers like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
I had no idea we had close ties with Sweden that far back. 😃
@@blake7587 hahaha thank you for the history lesson. Love to read it!
Pretty much since learning English in school in Sweden is mandatory from 4th. grade. So it's almost like a second language.
Our Swiss "Cousins" - "Across the Pond" Rock 🪅🎉🎊 Sooo grateful for All of our Allies and Thank You for Your Reactions 🥰
Swiss? That’s another county. Switzerland. I’m from Sweden. And that makes me a Swede. Not a Swiss.
@@Reckyj Sorry 😅 My Bad 🤷🏻♀️ yet Swede or Swiss Still Love Watching You Reactions ❤️🔥 Favorite Swede in our Family 💖💖💖
@@twanajoyhildebrecht9718 hahaha thats nice to hear
Thanks!
Thank you Jane! An amazing super chat! =)