Blackbirds - let's see yours

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Kenny
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Blackbirds - let's see yours

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Here are 6 of 7 I've seen on my travels
Seattle Museum of Flight, WA
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M-21 Blackbird 60-6940 by Kenster79, on Flickr

Pima Air & Space Museum, AZ
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SR-71A Blackbird 71-7951 by Kenster79, on Flickr

March Field Air Museum, CA
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SR-71A 61-7975 by Kenster79, on Flickr

Blackbird Park, CA
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A-12 60-6924 by Kenster79, on Flickr

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SR-71A 61-7973 by Kenster79, on Flickr

Intrepid Air & Space Museum, NY
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A-12 Blackbird 60-6925 by Kenster79, on Flickr

Can't find my Duxford ones. Let's see yours

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61-7959 at the Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB.

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I'll show you mine!! Excellent choice Kenny :yahoo:
American Air Museum, Duxford
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Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB
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Greenham Common 1983
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Mildenhall 85
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Castle Air Museum CA
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National Air & Space Museum Udvar Hazy Centre
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Mildy 85(?) again.
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Andy :biggrin:

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The world's only surviving SR-71B.

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B-Bird. by Peter Reoch Photography, on Flickr

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Complete with drone 2nd shot
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Warner Robins 2 by warferry, on Flickr

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sill looks like from a 100 years in the future! The Discovery programe "I was there- Area 51' is one of the best documentaries ive seen in years. If you havent seen it ensure you do. The still photographs are just fabulous alone

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I hate L.A. parking. sorry its not better.

Seen about 11 of these lovely aircraft so far but alas none flying. Sorry it's a cheat being an A12 though :lol:
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1 NASA SR-71B at Edwards
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2 SR-71A at Nellis
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Evergreen Museum Oregon

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DSC_4769 copy by Swingy2, on Flickr

Wright Patt

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DSC_5031 copy by Swingy2, on Flickr

Hill AFB (only SR71C)

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DSC_8981 copy by Swingy2, on Flickr

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A12 on the bow of USS Intrepid. (Pre digital shot).

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Another preserved example, this time 64-17979 seen at Lackland AFB in October 2012.

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Just one oldie from me!

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Not posted on here for a while now - here are a couple of my SR-71 shots

IAT 1983 Arrival
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Fairford 1985 (?)
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Will post another in a moment - limited to 3 shots per post I think

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Another 3

Mildenhall Air Fete 86(?)
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Fairford Departure 87(?)
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"It is generally inadvisable to eject over the area you just bombed"
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Timc wrote:Just one oldie from me!

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Great shot........
"It is generally inadvisable to eject over the area you just bombed"
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A few from my stream

USS Intrepid 60-6925 displayed in the middle of the flightdeck
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SR-71 BLACKBIRD ,60-6925 (USAF)

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USS INTREPID Flightdeck -1998

Mildenhall 1988
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SR-71A BLACKBIRD ,64-17980 (USAF)

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SR-71A BLACKBIRD ,64-17971 (USAF)

Dayton : one of 2 Blackbirds present
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YF-12A BLACKBIRD ,60-6935 (USAF)


A few more at Mildenhall, Dayton, New York and Washington Dulles IAP
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvdac/tags/sr71blackbird/


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Couple from IAT '85

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Blackbird_0002a by Buccs2b, on Flickr[/url]
I hear gliders

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Some more from Fairford 1985, from the FIAT stand as it was then.

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Great set - thanks for posting :clap:

Andy :smile:

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