| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 61-7976 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed A-12/YF-12/M-21/SR-71 Blackbird |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird |
| C/n (msn): | 2027 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 18 August 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 48062 |
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This Blackbird made the first operational SR-71 sortie in March, 1968 and during its career accumulated 2,981 flying hours and flew 942 total sorties, more than any other SR-71. These included 257 operational missions; from Beale Air Force Base, CA, Palmdale, CA, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa and RAF Mildenhall, England. The aircraft was flown to the National Museum of the USAF in March 1990 for preservation. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 March 2018, and has since been viewed 260 times. |