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Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird 1/200 Scale Diecast Model S/N 617975, DET-1, 9th RW, USAF, Kadena AFB, Japan Brand: Postage Stamp Collection SKU: PS5389
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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 1/200 Scale Diecast Model, USAF – PS5389
Length | 16.3 cm | 6.4 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 8.5 cm | 3.3 in | Approx |
Diecast model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage fixed retracted
- Display stand included.
Postage Stamp Collection PS5389
Postage Stamp Collection PS5389 replicates in 1/200 scale diecast the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird serial number 61-7975, 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9th RW), Detachment 2 (DET-2), United States Air Force (USAF), Kadena AFB, Japan, circa the 1990s.
SR-71, s/n 61-7975
March Field Air Museum’s SR-71, 61-7975, went to the United States Air Force in 1967. A veteran of the Vietnam War, It flew 82 sorties during the conflict and numerous other missions worldwide. It is on loan from the National Museum of the USAF.
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is an American twin-engine, tandem-seat, supersonic, long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft, the first operational aircraft to use stealth. It has a maximum speed of 3,540 km/h plus (2,200 mph) Mach 3.32 plus and a service ceiling of 26,000 m (85,000 ft).
Developed by Lockheed Skunk Works, the first flight occurred on December 22, 1964, entering service in January 1966 with the 4200th SRW. The first operational mission occurred over North Vietnam on March 21, 1968.
The USAF ended the SR-71 program in 1998, with NASA operating the last two until 1999. Lockheed built 32 aircraft, with 12 lost to accidents and none to enemy action. The SR-71 holds the world’s absolute altitude and speed records for a crewed aircraft.
The airframe is almost entirely of titanium and exotic alloys with special heat-resistant paint. The outer cockpit windscreen is of quartz. The flight crew consists of a pilot and Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO), both wearing pressurised suits.
It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney J58 axial-flow turbojets with afterburners. Payloads consisted of optical and infrared imagery systems, side-looking airborne radar (SLAR), electronic intelligence (ELINT) and defensive systems.
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Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird 1/200 Scale Diecast Model S/N 617975, DET-1, 9th RW, USAF, Kadena AFB, Japan Brand: Postage Stamp Collection SKU: PS5389
AUD $40.00
In stock