61-7971


August 1981 photo of 971 on display at Beale AFB - US Air Force photo by SSgt Bill Thompson

971 has the unique distinction of having gone through more legitimate tail number changes than any other blackbird.  She started out in 1966 like every other SR-71 at that time, just plain white numbers on her rudders, and the 3-digit "buzz numbers" on her engine nacelles.

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