The awe-inspiring Lockheed SR-71

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed SR-71 - СШАUSA - 1964

SR-71A 64-17964 up from Mildenhall, the type's UK base, in 1981. As we went to press, the UK-based SR-71s were expected to be flown back to the USA in January 1990, following withdrawal of their operational funding last November.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed SR-71 - СШАUSA - 1964

SR-71A 64-17961.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed SR-71 - СШАUSA - 1964

SR-71A 64-17955. Note the Skunk Works logo on the fin.
The supersonic shape of SAC's fastest aeroplane, the Lockheed SR-71A, operated by the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed SR-71 - СШАUSA - 1964

With brake parachute deployed, SR-71A 64-17972 completes its landing run at Mildenhall after a mission on January 25, 1983.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed SR-71 - СШАUSA - 1964

В феврале 1964 года была обнародована одна фотография прототипа YF-12A - первое свидетельство существования программы создания самолета с М=3.
Lockheed YF-12A research interceptor 60-6934. Ordered by the CIA, the A-12/YF-12 was developed into the SR-71 for the USAF.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Lockheed YF-12 - СШАUSA - 1963