On this day in 1998, after President Clinton had vetoed the required budget for the operations of the Blackbird, the US Air Force had to bring operation of the legendary Lockheed SR-71A to an end. It was the last air force to have a 'Mach 3' capability, after 32 years of trisonic reconnaissance all over the planet.

#aviationhistory , #onthisdayinaviation , #onthisdayinaviationhistory , #otd , 17971 , 2013 , 61-7971 , 971 , ADP , Advanced Design Programs , Article 2022 , Blackbird , Evergreen Air Museum , Lockheed , McMinnville , Oregon , PNW13 , Skunk Works , SR-71 , SR-71A , USA

Exposure Time	1/160 s
ApertureFNumber	f/5.6
ISO	800
Model	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length	17 mm
Date Time of Original	2013:07:08 12:35:07

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Robin MORET

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#aviationhistory, #onthisdayinaviation, #onthisdayinaviationhistory, #otd, 17971, 2013, 61-7971, 971, ADP, Advanced Design Programs, Article 2022, Blackbird, Evergreen Air Museum, Lockheed, McMinnville, Oregon, PNW13, Skunk Works, SR-71, SR-71A, USA

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