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An air-to-air right top view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie

An air-to-air left side view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie

An air-to-air left underside view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie

An air-to-air right top view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie

An air-to-air left rear view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft during its 1,000th sortie

An air-to-air right side view of an SR-71A Black Bird aircraft

A front view of an SR-71A aircraft on the flight line

An air-to-air front view of an SR-71 aircraft

A front view of an SR-71A aircraft on the flight line

A direct front view of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft after landing from its 1,000th sortie

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Beale Air Force Base

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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13/01/1982
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