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A front view of an SR-71A aircraft on the flight line

An air-to-air front view of an SR-71 aircraft

An air-to-air front view of an SR-71A aircraft

An air-to-air right rear view of an SR-71A aircraft

An air-to-air right side view of an SR-71B aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an SR-71A aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of an SR-71 aircraft

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A front view of an SR-71A aircraft on the flight line

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Country: Unknown

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Haggerty

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The SR-71 carried many nicknames like the "Habu," "SR," "Lady in Black," and "Sled;" but most of us know the SR-71 as the "Blackbird." The SR-71 was developed as a long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft capable of flying at speeds over Mach 3.2 and at 85,000 feet. The first SR-71 to enter service was delivered in 1966 and retired in 1990. The USAF kept a few SR-71s in operation up until 1998, after a few were brought back to service in 1995. NASA's also flew the SR-71 from 1991 until its final flight in October 1999.

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01/09/1984
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Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird"

Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12.
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