This is a LARGE example of mission flown SR-71 titanium from SR-71A "Super Skater" (61-7970). This artifact is about 9" x 3" and consists of multiple twisted and contorted layers of Blackbird titanium held together by rivets. It has some remnants of the exterior black coating and an internal stamp. This aircraft was lost on 17 June 1970 following a post-re-fueling collision with the KC-135Q (59-1474) tanker. Lt. Col. Buddy L. Brown and his RSO Maj. Mortimer J. Jarvis both ejected and survived the accident. The SR-71 crashed in the western Texas desert, but the KC-135 limped back to Beale AFB, California with a damaged refueling boom and aft fuselage.
Rare SR-71 Cold War Relic #112 Price: $695.00!
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