Academy 12448 – SR-71 Blackbird – 1/72 Scale – Plastic Kit

US Air Force long-range supersonic twin-engine two-seat Strategic Reconnaissance aircraft capable of flying higher and faster than any other aeroplane.

Markings by Cartograf for 12 aircraft:
(1) 61-7974, Det 1, 9th SRW, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan.
(2) 61-7967, same unit, late ‘70s.
(3) 61-7978, same unit, ‘Rapid Rabbit’.
(4) 61-7955, Air Force Logistics Command, Palmdale.
(5) 61-7976, Det 4, 9th SRW, RAF Mildenhall 1977
(6) 61-7967, Det 1, 9th SRW, Osan AB, Korea.
(7) Tail nos for 961-964.
(8) 61-7962, 9th SRW, Beale AFB, mid ‘80s.
(9) 61-7962, same unit, 1990.
(10) 61-7961, 9th SRW, Beale AB, 1995.
(11) Tail nos for 967 & 971.
(12) 61-7972, Smithsonian (preserved).

1:72 scale plastic model kit from Academy, requires paint and glue.