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Cant touch this

Awesome aircraft !! I witnessed an SR-71 take off at Kadena, AB in Japan. I was stationed at Clark, AB with the 3rd CRS. I thought that the F-4's were fast. HA.

i was at driden / edwards watching shuttle challenger come in. a bb was following it to inspect the tiles as the bb was the only ac that was capable to keep up w challenger as she landed .this guys style reminded me of the old newsreel reporters .

Funny story about NAS New Orleans. An SR-71 had to land there one day with an engine problem. The base commander was told in no uncertain terms to get a hanger empties ASAP and be prepared to post security around it because the airplane was going to taxi in with the engines running and shut down once it was inside the hangar. The base commander was not happy but he could not say no.

The only thing I saw is the Saab 900i in the beginning of the video 😁

Awe inspiring "Magic"

Back when news was informative and insightful.

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I miss the green age.

The SR-71 was, is and always will be my favorite aircraft, the skies will never be the same.

Mysterious, you ain't seen nothing yet

Brilliant footage

Sweet...

VERY NICE!!! 👍👍👍

Darth Vader's personal jet? Seriously, an amazing accomplishment, and with 1960's technology!

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Yeah! Made in Burbank baby!

I worked as a carpenter at Beal AFB several times a week I was late for work. Blackbird on the flight line I told me boss I will make up for being late I wii go home early.

Around 1969 or so would see it almost daily flying around Northern CA. when I was a kid it was stationed at Beale AFB a few miles from where I grew up.

I got to see my old jet, thanks for posting this.

Wow 😳

wow

Look at that beautiful Blackbird

I remember a Reader’s Digest article on the SR-71: the journalist who was taken up in one was asked to touch the windscreen after going supersonic...even with a thick leather glove, he immediately pulled his hand away - it burnt through the glove.

2021 what about china. They are fast spreading their military around the globe including their virus called covid.

The one airframe I did not get to see fly when I was in the Air Force. Those people were insanely blessed!

Sweet, love the non hd

I cannot believe we will never see this marvellous bird Grace our skies again 😢 technology has moved in so far yet feels like we have gone backwards as it has no soul

So it's a spy plane 🤔

I recall when we were called to duty one day when one of these birds had crashed into the ocean, North of Luzon.

Awesome, wish I could have been there to see it !

Back in 67, my father was one of the few authorized to re-fuel the SR-71. They were not allowed to re-fuel on the flight-line they were required to pull fuel lines into a blacked out hanger - with AF Security armed with M-16's stationed every 10 feet - with orders to shoot anyone (regardless of rank) that approached - maybe 10 ppl in total were allowed near it. He told me a story about the base Colonel (full bird) attempting to enter the hanger - he almost got shot - before a Major intervened and escorted the Colonel away. This was the time when the mere existence of the SR-71 was classified. Pilot flew it out in the dead of night - base went on full lock-down & blackout. Awesome to hear him talk about it.

I remember that voice. Rusty Barfine. :D Jeeze what year is this? Did he ever get out of there?

Sounds like the narrator had no idea what it was.. How incredible it must have been to see an SR-71 back then.

Why the frick did they retire these things?!?

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great!💖

During a recon mission in libya, the sr71 reportedly outflew a surface to air missile.

One of the greatest planes ever built. :)

It landed for an IFE. We local manufactured a hydraulic line in the wing. Took 2 weeks for a b-nut to arrive through supply. As a Buck Seargent I went to the 13:30 to report AWP for 2 weeks. I was so glad to see that little part arrive. Took it to fab shop, the next day she went back home to Kadena ab.

CZcams algorithm got me here...I was so amazed that this clip was posted 12yrs ago...got curious so I clicked..

Not bad progress in a hundred years eh?😆🇺🇸❤

During those days it can outrun a SAM

Best airplane ever built period

I wonder how many Blackbird copies the Russians and Chinese have screwed into the ground over the last 30-40 years?

Its still looks like something out of this world.Awesome beautiful.

Saw one take off from Kadena,AFB,Okinawa in1972. It took off from inside a hangar ! First over the P.A> system said "All nonessential Personell off the flight line! What is this about? Then the sr71 took off. Semper Fi.

Saw one fly over Lackland during BMTS,drill sarg asked if anyone knew what it was,i was the only one who could identify it,got a little bit of respect from my compadres after that!

I remember one at Davis-Monthan idling out my door in the late 70's. It sounded like something out of a UFO movie.

So, it can't take off with a full load of fuel?