Everyone knows the fastest recon aircraft was the SR-71
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
There is so much bias in this article I have to go wash my eyes with bleach now
There is so much bias in this article I have to go wash my eyes with bleach now
Rezun's books are not a reliable historical source. Back when they first appeared, there were huge discussions and dissections on Russian military/history forums about his inaccuracies and weird theories (e.g. "offensive" strategic bomber vs a "defensive" one). He can provide interesting leads to base your own research on, though.
Also, this particular book seems to be poorly translated, because some passages don't make sense at all (I don't believe Rezun himself is that incompetent). Example:
"The design of this Soviet tank was taken as a basis for the `Panzer' and shortly afterwards for the `Tiger-König'. "
"Panzer" simply means "Armor" in German. What he wants to say here is "Panther", a German tank which many feel was heavily inspired by T-34.