Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale, CA.

The A-12 pictured here (Article 121), was the first ever A-12 to fly, doing so on 25th April 1962. Retired 6th June 1968.
The SR-71, first flight 8th February 1968, was over-stressed during RAF Mildenhall Air Fete in 1987 and subsequently retired on June 21st of that year.
-12/08/2016

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Departing Las Vegas. Destination: Unknown.

Undoubtedly one of the best aviation moments of the holiday. Seeing one of the top secret Janet fleet banking right in front of us immediately after taking off from LAS bound for Tonopah. -11/08/2016

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Something I never thought I would see, one of NASA's 747 shuttle carrier. This one being rather special as it's a -100SR variant. -12/08/2016

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Sitting in the middle of the desert at Edwards AFB. -12/08/2016

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Paris meets Vegas outside of the Bellagio. -02/08/2016

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