My wife and I drove to California last month. Near the end of our second day we made it to Castle Air Base with an hour left of the museum open. They were having their annual spring car show and the place was packed. When we arrived we found the entire property covered in cars. The grass around the SR71 was a parking lot. We found an empty spot about 20 feet away from the cockpit and began the walking tour. The car show was packing up but many cars were still there. The show cars park amongst the show planes. This is a large event.
After touring the museum, we spent the last few minutes with the Blackbird. This is article 61-7960. She parks outside only 150 feet from a busy road. This one is one of the high milers. She was used operationally for two decades. I wonder if she ever flew across Russia.
27 авг 2024
