Lockheed SR-71 test pilot Bill Weaver. (Image credit: United States Air Force) Other Early Losses During the 1960s Aircraft number 64-17950 was lost on Jan. 10, 1967 at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB ...

Meet SR-71 Blackbird, world’s fastest jet ever built, can fly at the height of…, its built by…, was used during… During its service, the SR-71 flew numerous high-risk missions and was ...

The SR-71 was manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation and built in Burbank, California, where new tools and methods had to first be invented before the Blackbird could be produced.

On this day in aviation history, December 22, 1964, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird made its first flight. A favorite of many ...

The SR-71 was so quick that it remains the fastest air-fed plane ever built — even today. With a top speed of Mach 3.3, the Blackbird could outrun missiles that might try to shoot it down.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding ...

On July 28, 1976, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird etched its name into the annals of aviation history by setting an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour, approximately Mach 3.3.

On July 28, 1976, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird etched its name into the annals of aviation history by setting an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour, approximately Mach 3.3. Achieving this ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, which first took flight in 1964, could enter hostile airspace, take photographs from those extreme heights like a tourist on vacation, and still be on its way before an enemy ...

A veteran U.S. Air Force pilot and volunteer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has given us a small glimpse of what it was like to fly the SR-71 Blackbird. Adelbert “Buz ...