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SR-71B trainer version of the SR-71 above the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
Credit: USAF/Judson Brohmer and NASA
The
SR-71 Blackbird
was an advanced, long range, strategic
reconnaissance aircraft
designed and built by the
United States
. It was capable of speeds in excess of Mach 3+ and was in service from 1964 to 1998. Since 1976, it has held the world record for the
fastest air-breathing manned aircraft
when it reached a speed of 2,193.2 MPH.
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