photo courtesy E.J. van Koningsveld
She had been on loan to NASA as #832, but was one of 3 Blackbirds reactivated by the Air Force in 1995. In early July 1999, the US Air Force transferred ownership of all four flyable SR-71s to NASA (click here for a NASA press release). |
As of February 2000, #971 has been moved to the back ramp at Dryden, parked next to 844 (980).
 November 1999 photo showing 971 and 967 parked on the ramp outside their old Det2 hangars - photo courtesy of Tony Landis |
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