I was 4 years old when in 1961 the XB-70 supersonic bomber program was cancelled by President John F. Kennedy.
My father enjoyed watching the television evening news with me, suddenly the President appeared on screen to explain that ICBM's made bomber aircraft obsolete.
Dad's reaction to this news permanently fixed this airplane in my mind forever!
The bomber program ended in 1961 but testing of the prototypes continued until 1965.
The XB-70 was designed to cruise at 3 times the speed of sound and the following test video shows footage I've never seen before!


