Blackbird pilot

I got to see an SR-71 take off from Kadena AB on Okinawa. The base came to standstill when it took off, the ground shock and the noise was deafening. Most impressive a/c I ever saw.
 
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The technology we have gained since the first plane launch in 1903 to know is amazing. That plane trip was from 1967, I didn't know we had that then. I do remember a lot of sonic booms growing up, which I don't hear anymore.
 
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