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To: LUV W
I have never seen a Blackbird, but always wanted to. Amazing aircraft!

There is one in the USAF Museum at Wright Patterson AFB, Dayton Ohio. Just across the highway from Huffman Prairie, where the Wright Brothers flew: kites, gliders and finally powered aircraft.

That's a Wright B Flyer. The photo was taken at Huffman Prairie. There is one of those in the museum too.

The facilities of my unit, Foreign Technology Division, now National Air & Space Intelligence Center was very near the prairie, on the Patterson side of the base, IIRC (It was 26 years ago, and I haven't been back).

There is also a Blackbird in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC, and out at Beale AFB in California. Here's a Link to a REALLY BIG photo of it

The photo below is the Smithsonian's SR-71 being moved from storage as Dulles Airport. Gives a good feel for the SIZE of the beast.


260 posted on 09/18/2009 5:20:42 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

What a cool picture of the SR-7l being moved! I would LOVE to go to that Air Force Museum! I have a friend who went with his son and father, and they had a wonderful time. He had his picture taken in one of the planes and looked like a pleased little boy! :D


264 posted on 09/18/2009 5:58:39 PM PDT by luvie (2010 is Conservatives' to win....or lose. So....LET'S WIN!!)
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To: El Gato

....and an amazing REALLY BIG shot of it! LOL! Wish I had a larger computer screen for that one!


266 posted on 09/18/2009 6:01:21 PM PDT by luvie (2010 is Conservatives' to win....or lose. So....LET'S WIN!!)
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