32 sr 71s flew, had 50 airframes built, for 20 for parts then the mold was destroyed to prevent copies. it had vip pilots,like Barry Goldwater and crew engineers who also flew it but military 464 pilots this also includes the a12 fighter version of the aircraft i was para rescue assigned to the sr 71 in Okinawa Japan cadeena AFB the first pilot was lou schalk 26 apr 1962 the last one to get checked out was rogers smith 14 aug 91
go to the( flight crews of the sr 71 ) will list all the names if not on list you did not fly it . it stops the BS fast
No it just flew very high to avoid radar.
The first Blackbird, the A-12, flew in 1962. The next version, the YF-12, first flew in 1963. The SR-71 flew in 1964.
Number 2 Squadron of the South African Air Force whose pilots flew the P-51D Mustang.
Kamikaze pilots
German pilots.
The A-12, direct predecessor to the SR71 Blackbird flew in 1962. In 1964, the first SR-71 flight was conducted. I can't find exact records of when the project started but, as this was the last miltary plane designed with sliderules, you can safely guess it was 4 years or more in development.
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The fastest plane was the Blackbird and it flew at 2500 mph.
Pilots of the USAF flew the B2 bomber. They were not sold to any other countries.
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Names of flight crew members that transport the President or Vice President are not made public as a security measure. Sorry.