It is widely known that the SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft to ever take to the skies, with the plane able to exceed speeds far beyond Mach 2. The aircraft, which was developed as a collaboration between Lockheed’s secretive Skunk Works division and multiple US government organizations, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the United States Air Force (USAF), was incredibly valuable for decades as a high-altitude reconnaissance jet.
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Confirmed: Collapsed Boeing 787-9’s Nose Gear Was Missing Downlock Pin
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- July 21, 2026
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The initial investigation into why a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced a nose gear collapse at Frankfurt Airport on June 4th, 2026 has revealed that the downlock pin was missing. The absence of this component caused the plane’s front to suddenly collapse, plummeting to the ground, while being prepared at the gate for a flight to Los Angeles.