1988年4月30日，英国米尔登霍尔空军基地，美国空军第9战略侦察联队第4分遣队的SR-71A“黑鸟”准备起飞，该机具有科幻的外形以及无与伦比的速度。（A front view of an SR-71 aircraft assigned to Detachment 4, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, as it prepares for takeoff.）

1990年2月20日，加利福尼亚州帕姆代尔，一架美国空军SR-71A高空侦察机因液压泄露紧急降落后被拖离跑道。（A head-on view of an SR-71A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft as it is towed from the runway after an emergency landing. The aircraft was on a test flight from Palmdale, California, when it developed a hydraulic leak.）