Developed by Lockheed at its famously secretive Skunk Works in Burbank, California, the SR-71 was a derivative of the A-12 reconnaissance plane built for the CIA as a replacement for the U2 spy plane ...
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More than 30 years after its retirement from active service, the Lockheed SR-71’s hold on our imagination is still as powerful as ever. A large, matte-black, arrowhead-shaped airplane, the SR-71 ...