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  • Spy plane that kept the enemy 'honest' is here [SR-71B in AirZoo]

    05/04/2003 5:49:15 PM PDT · by FourPeas · 48 replies · 736+ views
    Kalamazoo Gazette ^ | Saturday, May 3, 2003 | BRUCE ROLFE
    Spy plane that kept the enemy 'honest' is hereSaturday, May 3, 2003%%par%%BY BRUCE ROLFESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE The only B-model Blackbird training plane in the world is now on permanent loan to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. After arriving in Kalamazoo in late March in pieces on seven flat bed trucks, the SR-71B Blackbird has been assembled and moved inside the museum for the public to view. Kalamazoo Air Museum Executive Director Bob Ellis said he is thrilled to have the SR-71B training plane -- which was capable of flying three times the speed of sound -- available for public view....