Lockheed SR-71A 'Blackbird' aircraft at The Blackbird Airpark near Palmdale, California, USA.

Lockheed SR-71A 'Blackbird' aircraft at The Blackbird Airpark near Palmdale, California, USA.

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Lockheed SR-71A 'Blackbird' aircraft at The Blackbird Airpark near Palmdale, California, USA. It reached a speed of Mach 1.5 during its maiden flight in 1964. In March 1990 an SR-71 set a transcontinental record, flying 2404 miles in sixty eight minutes and seventeen seconds.

Location: Blackbird Air Park, Palmdale, California, USA