The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to loss by enemy defenses, a dozen Blackbirds were lost to accidents ...

During its service, the SR-71 flew numerous high-risk missions and was targeted by more than 4,000 missiles. Not a single one ever struck it.

The SR-71 Blackbird is easily one of the world's most iconic aircraft. They first took to the skies in the 1960s, and by the turn of the century, they were retired. Nowadays, you can only find SR ...

Due to the black paint, the SR-71 earned the nickname Blackbird, and when the 9th SRW was sent to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, ...

Outrunning the Sun: the SR-71 Blackbirds Time-Defying Flight from Beale AFB to Kadena AB Thirty-five years after her official retirement from U.S. Air Force (USAF) service and twenty-five years ...

All this is set in the case of the EMC SR-71, which is made of steel with a matte shot-blasted finish. The crystal is of scratch-resistant sapphire and is water resistant to 30 m (100 ft, 3 AM).

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 Blackbirds Inhabited Okinawa for 22 Very Fast and Loud Years Lockheed’s SR-71A Blackbird flew missions all over the world between its introduction in 1966 and its retirement in 1998. One of the ...

The SR-71's ISR capabilities made it an ideal platform for gathering intelligence. While much of this equipment remains classified, it's known that the SR-71 could photograph 100,000-sq-mi in an hour.