Alternating civil and military topics for Movie Monday seems to be working nicely, so I’ll let that trend continue this week with a look at the XB-70 Valkyrie. This 5-part 45 minute look at the supersonic bomber takes you through the early development of the aircraft through to its 1966 mid-air collision with an F-104 Starfighter and eventual cancellation. Parts two through five are available after the jump, and yes, this is the second XB-70 documentary for Movie Monday, as the first set was removed. Disregard the obviously incorrect identification of the first supersonic flight, which was October 14, 1947 not December 9, 1946. My apologies for the delay in getting this up, been chasing a bunch of different items today.
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This post originally appeared at Flightglobal.com from 2007 to 2012.