| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 06937 |
| 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): | 2002 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | 1974 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 702458 |
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NASA operated two YF-12As, 60-6935 and 60-6936. 06936 crashed on 24 June 1971 and was then replaced by an SR-71, 61-7951. Because NASA was not allowed to operate the SR-71, it was given the fake designation YF-12C and spurious tail number 06937. The real 60-6937 was an A-12 (c/n 131) of the CIA that was no longer active. 61-7951 remained with NASA until 1978. The second aircraft on the photo is obviously 60-6935. It carries a cooled cylinder which was being exposed to the friction and heat of Mach 3 flight. Photo from: NASA Ames This photo was added on 30 June 2024, and has since been viewed 551 times. |