This aircraft, the third YF-12A, was lost on 24 June 1971 in an accident at Edwards AFB. Lt. Col. Ronald J. "Jack" Layton and systems operator Maj. William A. "Billy" Curtis were approaching …

On Apr. 21, 1989, SR-71 #61-7974, better known as Ichiban departed Kadena Air Base (AB) on a mission. Remains of the front cockpit. At the controls were Pilot Lt. Col Dan House, and RSO …

On 24 May 1963, CIA pilot Kenneth S. "Dutch" Collins was flying an inertial navigation system test mission. After entering clouds, frozen water fouled the pitot-static boom and prevented correct …

An Air Force SR-71, a long-range reconnaissance jet, crashed 20 miles east of El Paso at 9:30 a.m. today following routine refueling from a KC-135 Air Force tanker. "The two-man crew …

2019年5月28日 · In Air and Space magazine Jody Liliedahl share the Story of the doomed SR-71 #978 Blackbirds crash: In 1972, more than 50,000 troops were stationed in Okinawa, Japan. …

2023年10月5日 · Last SR-71 Blackbird to Crash On Apr. 21, 1989, SR-71 #61-17974 , better known as Ichi-Ban departed Kadena Air Base (AB) on a mission. At the controls were Pilot Lt. …

The crash site was discovered on January 9, 1999, by Peter Merlin and Tony Moore. Here is the official report of the accident, courtesy of Peter Merlin: SR-71 serial number 61-7965, call sign …

2019年4月26日 · SR-71 #953 fell apart in midair and crashed on the ground east of Death Valley near the village of Shoshone, California. Most of the wreckage of the Blackbird hit the ground …

18 December 1969: Colonel Joseph William Rogers and Major Gary Heidelbaugh were flying Lockheed SR-71A 61-7953 to test a new system installation followed by a training mission. …

SR-71 #953 fell apart in midair, and crashed on the ground east of Death Valley near the village of Shoshone, California. Most of the wreckage of the Blackbird hit the ground atop an …