SR-71 Blackbird

USAF SR-71 Blackbird 9th SRW Beale AFB 1982

Photo Description: Front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft as airmen assist a pilot debarking the aircraft. The aircraft, from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, was refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft in flight during testing. The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Photo Credit: USAF/SSgt Bill Thompson Photo Date: 2 August 1981 Photo Location: Beale AFB, California Photo ID: SR710006

USAF SR-71 Blackbird 1000th Sortie 1982

Photo Description: An air-to-air left underside view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie. Photo Credit: USAF/SSgt Bill Thompson Photo Date: 13 January 1982 Photo Location: Beale AFB, California Photo ID: SR710016

NASA SR-71 Blackbird 844 Edwards AFB 1998

Photo Description: An air to air left side view photo of a Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft ( Serial Number - 61-7980 ) successfully completed its first cold flow flight as part of the NASA/Rocketdyne/Lockheed Martin Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California on March 4, 1998. Its first flight was on 25 September 1967 and its last flight was 5 February 1990. It is now on display at the NASA Dryden Test Center at Edwards AFB California. Photo Credit: NASA Photo Date: 4 March 1998 Photo Location: Edwards AFB, California Photo ID: SR710032

NASA SR-71A (x2) and SR-71B Edwards AFB

Photo Description: A flight line view of two NASA Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird aircraft and a SR-71B trainer on the flightline at Edwards AFB, California. Photo Credit: USGov Photo Date: Unknown Photo Location: Edwards AFB California Photo ID: SR710029

USAF SR-71 Blackbird 9th SRW March AFB 1990

Photo Description: A left side view photo of a United States Air Force Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft ( Serial Number - 61-7975 ). MAJ Terry B. Pappas, pilot, and MAJ John D. Manzi, reconnaissance officer, prepare to step down from the cockpit of their 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing SR-71 aircraft after landing on base for the plane's deactivation ceremony. Following the ceremony, the SR-71 will be on permanent display at the March Field Museum. A U-2 aircraft is on display in the background. Photo Credit: USAF/SSgt John K McDowell Photo Date: February 1990 Photo Location: March AFB, California Photo ID: SR710038

USAF SR-71 Blackbird Beale AFB 1988

Photo Description: An air to air overhead view photo of a United States Air Force Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird strategic reconnaissance near Beale AFB California. The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Photo Credit: USAF/TSgt Michael Haggerty Photo Date: June 1988 Photo Location: Beale AFB, California Photo ID: SR710042

USAF SR-71 Blackbird Beale AFB 1988

Photo Description: An air to air front view photo of a United States Air Force Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Photo Credit: USAF/TSgt Michael Haggerty Photo Date: June 1998 Photo Location: Beale AFB, California Photo ID: SR710045

USAF SR-71 Blackbird Beale AFB 1988

Photo Description: A front view photo of a United States Air Force Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird strategic reconnaissance training aircraft silhouetted on the runway at sundown. The SR-71 flys at more than three times the speed of sound at altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet (approximately 15 miles high). Three times the speed of sound (Mach 3) is more than 2,000 miles per hour or about 3,100 feet per second. The SR-71 served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Photo Credit: USAF/TSgt Michael Haggerty Photo Date: June 1998 Photo Location: Beale AFB, California Photo ID: SR710050

USAF SR-71 Blackbird Beale AFB 1988

Photo Description: A front view of an USAF Lockheed SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft in its hangar. Credit: USAF/TSgt Michael Haggerty Photo Date: June 1988 Photo Location: Beale AFB, California Photo ID: SR710051

NASA SR-71 Blackbird Max Afterburners Edwards 1998

Photo Description: A rear view of a NASA SR-71A on the ramp with dual max afterburner engines firing probably at Edwards AFB California. Photo Credit: NASA/Tom Tschida Photo Date: 1998 Photo Location: Edwards AFB Photo ID: SR710062

USAF SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit 2015

Photo Description: A cockpit view of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio. Photo Credit: NMUSAF/Lyle Jansma Photo Date: 12 March 2015 Photo Location: NMUSAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio Photo ID: SR710055

11 SR-71 Blackbirds Beale AFB 1989

Photo Description: An incredible photo of eleven Lockheed SR-71 Blackbirds on the flightline at Beale AFB California. The KC-135 Stratotankers seen in the background fueled the sinister-looking Blackbird fleet throughout its operational history. Photo Credit: USAF Photo Date: Circa 1989 Photo Location: Beale AFB Photo ID: SR710066