Lockheed SR-71A Nose Section - Seattle, WA - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Located at the Museum of Flight are a large number of static aircraft on display. One of them is a Lockheed SR-71A Nose Section. A nearby placard highlights this aircraft cockpit and it reads:

See the Cockpit of the World's Fastest Jet
The fast and famous SR-71 Blackbird was derived from the Lockheed A-11 interceptor aircraft first flown in 1962. The SR-71 Blackbird, the two-seat strategic reconnaissance version, first flew on December 22, 1964. Cruising at over three times the speed of sound, the SR-71 can photograph enemy territory and leave interceptor aircraft far behind. Today, the remarkable SR-71 still holds the absolute speed record set in 1976!

The Museum's Blackbird nose section comes from an SR-71 that suffered a spectacular crash in 1968. A landing gear failure on take-off caused the plane to slide 1,000 feet (300 m) off the runway at Beale Air Force Base. The crew escaped unharmed, but the Blackbird 64-17977 was ready for the scrapyard. The nose section was acquired from the Air Force and restored at the Museum's Paine Field facility.

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Lockheed SR-71A Nose Section Tail Number: (S/N): 64-17977 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Museum of Flight inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Not listed Access restrictions: Not listed

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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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