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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Limied Edition of 2000 pieces worldwide
Markings by Cartograf for 12 aircraft:
(1) 61-7974, Det 1, 9th SRW, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan.
(2) 61-7967, same unit, late '70s.
(3) 61-7978, same unit, 'Rapid Rabbit'.
(4) 61-7955, Air Force Logistics Command, Palmdale.
(5) 61-7976, Det 4, 9th SRW, RAF Mildenhall 1977
(6) 61-7967, Det 1, 9th SRW, Osan AB, Korea.
(7) Tail nos for 961-964.
(8) 61-7962, 9th SRW, Beale AFB, mid '80s.
(9) 61-7962, same unit, 1990.
(10) 61-7961, 9th SRW, Beale AB, 1995.
(11) Tail nos for 967 & 971.
(12) 61-7972, Smithsonian (preserved).
Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird early type wheels with weighted tires (designed to be used with Academy, Hasegawa, Italeri, MHM, Minicraft, MOD, Monogram, Revell and Testors)
Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird late type wheels with weighted tires (designed to be used with Academy, Hasegawa, Italeri, MHM, Minicraft, MOD, Monogram, Revell and Testors)
Re-released! Coleman MB-4 Tractor Late Version - Re-tooled model of the later version of this tractor, which was widely used with the United States Air Force (USAF). This is a highly detailed (3D-Printed) resin model. (suitable for use with the 1:72 Academy, Hasegawa, Italeri, Monogram and Revell kits Lockheed SR-71 kits, and other aircraft of the period).
Lockheed A-12 and Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Crew Access Steps (designed to be used with Academy, Italeri and Revell kits) Re-tooled (3D-Printed) model, which replaces the original etched brass kit GE72031
Re-released! GE-330 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird starter cart " Early version with Buick 401 "Nailhead" engine with square exhaust pipes (designed to be used with Academy, Hasegawa, Italeri, Monogram and Revell kits) 3D-Printed
Re-released! GE-330 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird starter cart - Late version with Chevrolet 454 LS-7 engine and exhaust pipes which were widely separated underneath as individual pipes (designed to be used with Academy, Hasegawa, Italeri, Monogram and Revell kits) 3D-Printed
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird tow bar, used with a MB-4 tractor (GE72016L). This is a (3D-Printed) resin item -(designed to be used with Academy, Hasegawa, Italeri, Monogram and Revell kits)
Lockheed SR-71 Part-1
1. SR-71 Blackbird 61-7976. 976 was the first SR-71 to be flown on an operational mission; Ed Payne and Jerry O'Malley flew her over Viet Nam on Thursday, March 21, 1968. 22 years later she became the last blackbird to be flown to a museum, when Don Watkins and Bob Fowlkes flew her to the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 27, 1990.
2. 10 May 1966 First SR-71 #958 delivered to Beale AFB, CA USAF Pilots: Doug Nelson/ Pennington (LSB)(LSW says 4 Apr 1966)
On July 27th and 28th, 1976, The United States Air Force celebrated out bicentennial by performing Operation Glowing Speed, which was orchestrated to simply regain absolute speed and altitude records held by the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft. SR-71 #17958, on display at the Museum of Aviation near Warner Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, was responsible for record setting flights during Operation Glowing Speed.
3. SR-71 Blackbird, 61-17979 USAF 9th SRW, Night Hawk, 1990. Limited Edition 800 Pieces Worldwide. Aircraft #61-7979 first flew on August 10th, 1967. Over the next 23 years it flew missions with the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing from Beale AFB in California and Kadena AFB in Japan. In 1973 it flew six of the nine non-stop operational missions from the US to the Middle East to monitor the Yom Kippur war. Nearing the end of its career, the aircraft was briefly decorated with stunning "Night Hawk" artwork applied to the vertical stabilizers in chalk.
4. SR-71 Blackbird, 61-17970. This aircraft was lost on 17 June 1970 following a re-fueling collision with a KC-135Q (59-1474) tanker. Lt. Col. Buddy L. Brown and his RSO Maj. Mortimer J. Jarvis both ejected and survived the crash. The KC-135 made it back to Beale AFB, California with a damaged refueling boom and aft fuselage. Super Skater crashed into the desert.