On October 9, 1999, last flight of the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" stealth reconnaissance aircraft.
Quote Of The Day
"When I was on the USS Berkeley (DDG-15), I tracked an SR-71 on radar during a speed run. I had never seen a radar track go that fast." Reid Sanford
Image Of The Day
Dryden's SR-71B Blackbird, NASA 831, slices across the snow-covered southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California after being refueled by a USAF tanker during a 1994 flight. SR-71B was the trainer version of the SR-71. The dual cockpit allows the instructor to fly. By USAF / Judson Brohmer - Armstrong Photo Gallery: Home - info - pic, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org