Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird 61-7976 At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 7/31/89

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Finally got around to uploading video of SR-71A (61-7976) at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 31, 1989. The Blackbird flew in on 7/28/89, and departed on 7/31. I was 10 at the time and my father was able to record the rare visit on his then new VHS camcorder (Panasonic OmniMovie AFx8 PV-400). Apologies for the vehicles/people getting in the way, but we were not allowed to get any closer to the runway for an unobstructed view. It was incredible to witness the Blackbird and the engine run-ups prior to takeoff. On the final pass, the SR was in full afterburner on her climb out, and the noise was so great from those fantastic J-58's that the microphone on the camera nearly blew out and the footage became choppy during that moment. I will never forget that show, and it is wonderful knowing 17976 lives on at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum. She was retired shortly after this footage was taken in the Spring of 1990. 61-7976 flew the first operational USAF Blackbird sortie, and went on to fly more combat sorties than any other SR-71.
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