SR-71 Blackbird – The Fastest Spy Plane ever Revealed The SR-71B was the trainer version of the SR-71 Blackbird. Notice the dual cockpit to allow the instructor to fly the airplane. The SR-71 spy plane served with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998. Lockheed built 32 of the…
SR-71 “Blackbird” An SR-71B Trainer over the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California in 1994. Note the raised second cockpit for the instructor. Role Strategic Reconnaissance Manufacturer Lockheed Skunk Works Designed by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson First flight 22 December 1964 Introduced 1966 Retired 1998…
Birds in the News This past week there have been news reports of thousands of Blackbirds falling from the sky – dead. Here are four news stories of the spectacle. Click the links below to go directly to the news article. Bizarre reports of dead Blackbirds enliven a…
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. A Joseph Addison Quotation Red-winged Blackbird Large view + credit The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is a passerine bird of the family Icteridae found in most of…
The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind. A Carly Simon quotation Brewer’s Blackbird The Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) is a medium-sized blackbird. This bird is often mistaken for the Common Grackle but has a shorter tail. These birds are often permanent residents in the west. Other birds…
