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    Airframe Family: Lockheed A-12 / SR-71 Blackbird
    Latest Model:SR-71A Blackbird
    Last Military Serial:61-7976 USAF
    Construction Number:2027
    Compressed ID:Lockheed SR-71A sn 61-7976 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    From 13 April 1966 to 18 January 1967

    Constructed as a SR-71A.

    May 1967

    First flight.

    1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 61-7976.

    1967

    Transferred to 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, CA.

    21 March 1968

    Performed the first operational sortie by an SR-71A; Ed Payne and Jerry OMalley flew her over Viet Nam.

    Flew more sorties (942) than any other SR-71, including 257 operational missions from; Beale AFB CA, Palmdale CA, Kadena AB Okinawa and RAF Mildenhall UK.

    30 July 1988


    Photographer: Mike Fuller
    Notes: @ Oshkosh 1988

    27 March 1990

    Ferry flight. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    11 June 1990


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    6 May 2008


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    14 May 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    10 December 2022


    Photographer: Mike Fuller
    Notes: Taken at the National Museum of the United States Airforce, Dayton OH USA

    19 September 2023


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Serials of North America by S. Mitchell and A Eastwood
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     National Museum of the United States Air Force
    SR-71 Online by Paul Kucher
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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