SR-71 Blackbird

The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird and by its crews as the Habu, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works (also responsible for the U-2). It flew from 1964?1998. The legendary "Kelly" Johnson, in particular, was the man behind many of the design's advanced concepts. The SR-71 was one of the first aircraft to be shaped to have an extremely low radar signature. The aircraft flew so fast and so high that if the pilot detected a surface-to-air missile launch, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate.


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March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH


March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA


USAF Museum- Dayton, OH


Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA


Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA


Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA

Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA

Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

USAF Museum- Dayton, OH

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