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Who Was The Pilot Of The SR 71?

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Who Was The Pilot Of The SR 71? Bob Gilliland, first pilot of the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane and a Memphian, dies at 93. On a near-cloudless Dec. 22, 1964, a brawny, broad-shouldered Memphian strapped into what was then the world’s fastest aircraft at a secret airstrip in California. Who was the first pilot of

How Many Sr 71s Are Left?

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How Many Sr 71s Are Left? The SR-71 Blackbird next to its U-2 Dragonlady progenitor, a plane that ended up surviving long after the SR-71 was retired. The four remaining flyable SR-71 Blackbirds were disposed of by the end of 2003. How many Sr 71s exist? SR-71 “Blackbird” Retired 1998 (USAF), 1999 (NASA) Status Retired