Editing Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird (section)

==Accidents and aircraft disposition==
[[File:Lockheed Sr-71.jpg|thumb|SR-71 at Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona]]
<!-- [[File:Lockheed SR-71A.jpg|thumb|A Lockheed SR-71A at the Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond.]] Not enough room here for this one and it is ppor view. -->
[[File:SR71 closeup.jpg|thumb|Close-up of the SR-71B operated by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, [[Edwards AFB]], California]]
[[File:U.S. Air Force Museum B (10).jpg|thumb|SR-71A at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]]]]

Twelve SR-71s were lost and one pilot died in accidents during the aircraft's service career.<ref name="Landis_p98-101"/><ref name="Pace_p126-7">{{harvp|Pace|2004|p=126-127}}</ref> Eleven of these accidents happened between 1966 and 1972.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|+ List of SR-71 Blackbirds
|-
! scope="col" | AF serial number
! scope="col" | Model
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Location or fate
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7950}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 10 January 1967, in fire caused by failed braking test. Aircraft departed runway and burned.<ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses">{{Cite web |title=SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses |url=https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/losses.php |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=www.sr-71.org}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7951}}
| SR-71A|| [[Pima Air & Space Museum]] (adjacent to [[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]]), [[Tucson, Arizona]]. Loaned to NASA as [[Lockheed YF-12#Variants|"YF-12C #06937"]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habu.org/sr-71/17951.html |title=61-7951 |website=habu.org |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7952}}
| SR-71A|| Lost in Mach 3 mid-air breakup near [[Tucumcari, New Mexico]], 25 January 1966<ref name=weaver>[http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/weaver_sr71_bailout.html "Bill Weaver SR-71 Breakup."] ''Roadrunners Internationale,'' 10 September 2011. Retrieved: 3 March 2012. <!-- https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/weaver_sr71_bailout.html --></ref><ref>{{cite AV media
 | people =Bill Weaver & Maury Rosenberg
 | title =BD-0066 Oral History, Bill Weaver and Maury Rosenberg Lockheed SR-71 Pilots
 | medium =Video
 | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGA8Jej_JtI?t=4360
 | time =1h12m40s
 | publisher =[[San Diego Air & Space Museum]]
 }}</ref><ref>{{harvp|Graham|2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7953}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 18 December 1969<ref>[http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/SR-71_953_crash_site.htm "SR-71 #953 crash."] ''check-six.com''. Retrieved: 12 November 2012.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7954}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 11 April 1969, in fire caused by failed brake test.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SR-71 Online - Blackbird Losses |url=https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/losses.php |access-date=26 September 2024 |website=www.sr-71.org}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7955}}
| SR-71A|| Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California<ref>[http://www.afftcmuseum.org/exhibits_24.html SR-71A Blackbird] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016113144/http://www.afftcmuseum.org/exhibits_24.html |date=16 October 2013 }} ''Air Force Flight Center Museum''. Retrieved: 10 February 2009.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7956}}
| SR-71B|| [[Air Zoo]], [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] (ex-NASA831)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airzoo.org/cold-warjet-age/airplanes-6/lockheed-sr-71b-blackbird-1963-1999#quick-facts |title=Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird 1963–1999 |website=airzoo.org |access-date=15 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habu.org/sr-71/17956.html |title=61-7956 |website=habu.org |access-date=15 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habu.org/sr-71b/956dismantle6.html |title=B-Model Dismantlement Pictures |website=habu.org |access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7957}}
| SR-71B|| Lost, 11 January 1968. Double generator failure followed by double flameout on approach; crew ejected safely.<ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7958}}
| SR-71A|| [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]], [[Robins Air Force Base]], [[Warner Robins, Georgia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://museumofaviation.org/portfolio/sr-71a-blackbird/ |title=SR-71A "Blackbird" |publisher=Museum of Aviation Foundation |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7959}}
| SR-71A|| [[Air Force Armament Museum]], [[Eglin Air Force Base]], Florida<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428195658/http://afarmamentmuseum.com/exhibits.shtml Exhibits]. ''Air Force Armament Museum''. Retrieved: 10 February 2009.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7960}}
| SR-71A|| [[Castle Air Museum]] at the former [[Castle Air Force Base]], [[Atwater, California]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.castleairmuseum.org/collection |title=Our Collection |publisher=Castle Air Museum |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7961}}
| SR-71A|| [[Cosmosphere]], [[Hutchinson, Kansas]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cosmospheretour.com/audiogallery.php?id=1 |title=SR-71A Blackbird #17961 Audio Gallery |work=Cosmosphere |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7962}}
| SR-71A|| [[American Air Museum in Britain]], [[Imperial War Museum Duxford]], Cambridgeshire, England<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040718190453/http://aam.iwm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.1134 "Aircraft On Display: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird."] ''The American Air Museum,'' Imperial War Museum. Retrieved: 10 February 2009.</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7963}}
| SR-71A|| [[Beale Air Force Base]], [[Marysville, California]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habu.org/sr-71/17963a.html |title=61-7963 |website=habu.org |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7964}}
| SR-71A|| [[Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum]], [[Ashland, Nebraska]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sacmuseum.org/what-to-see/aircraft/sr-71a-blackbird/ |title=SR-71A "Blackbird" |publisher=Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7965}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 25 October 1967. Crashed in Nevada desert following instrument failure. Crew ejected safely.<ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7966}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 13 April 1967 following high-speed subsonic stall near [[Las Vegas, New Mexico]]. Crew ejected safely.<ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7967}}
| SR-71A|| [[Barksdale Air Force Base]], [[Bossier City, Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barksdale.af.mil/News/Article/1193015/sr-71-gets-a-lift/ |title=SR-71 gets a lift |last=Bright |first=Stuart |work=Barksdale Air Force Base |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7968}}
| SR-71A|| [[Science Museum of Virginia]], [[Richmond, Virginia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smv.org/explore/exhibits/speed |title=Speed |publisher=Science Museum of Virginia |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7969}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 10 May 1970 near Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. Flameout in turbulent thunderstorm, engine restart failed. Crew ejected successfully.<ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7970}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 17 June 1970 after colliding with the KC-135 refueling it. Crew ejected with injuries.<ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7971}}
| SR-71A|| [[Evergreen Aviation Museum]], [[McMinnville, Oregon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/sr-71-blackbird |title=Pure Speed! |publisher=Evergreen Aviation Museum |access-date=16 September 2021 |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919171053/https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/sr-71-blackbird |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7972}}
| SR-71A|| Smithsonian Institution [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]], [[Washington Dulles International Airport]], Chantilly, Virginia<ref>{{cite web |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lockheed-sr-71-blackbird/nasm_A19920072000 |title=Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird |publisher=Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7973}}
| SR-71A|| Blackbird Airpark, [[Air Force Plant 42]], [[Palmdale, California]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afftcmuseum.org/blackbird-airpark |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427011422/https://www.afftcmuseum.org/blackbird-airpark |archive-date=27 April 2021 |title=Blackbird Airpark |publisher=Flight Test Museum Foundation |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7974}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 21 April 1989 after compressor failure caused catastrophic left engine failure. Remains of aircraft recovered then on 24 December 1989 buried at sea in the [[Mariana Trench]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.planehistoria.com/sr-71-ichi-ban/? |title=SR-71 "Ichi-Ban" – Buried in the Deepest Ocean on Earth |first=Nathan |last=Cluett |work=Plane Historia |location=US |date=29 September 2022 |access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7975}}
| SR-71A|| [[March Field Air Museum]], [[March Air Reserve Base]] (former [[March AFB]]), [[Riverside, California]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird |url=http://www.marchfield.org/sr71a.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000304181849/http://www.marchfield.org/sr71a.htm |archive-date=4 March 2000 |access-date=5 May 2009 |website=March Field Air Museum}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7976}}
| SR-71A|| [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]], [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], near [[Dayton, Ohio]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/198054/lockheed-sr-71a/ |title=Lockheed SR-71A |work=National Museum of the United States Air Force™ |publisher=National Museum of the United States Air Force |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7977}}
| SR-71A|| Lost, 10 October 1968. Aborted takeoff after wheel assembly failure. Cockpit section survived and located at the [[Seattle Museum of Flight]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habu.org/sr-71/17977a.html |title=61-7977 |website=habu.org |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7978}}
| SR-71A|| Nicknamed "Rapid Rabbit" and wearing a [[Playboy#Rabbit logo|Playboy bunny]] image as tail art.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warriorflightcharity.org/fear-the-bunny |title=Fear the Bunny! |website=Warrior Flight Charity |access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> (wearing a "black bunny" logo on its tail). Lost, 20 July 1972 after departure from runway.<ref name="Landis_p98-101"/><ref name="SR-71 Online – Blackbird Losses"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7979}}
| SR-71A|| [[Lackland Air Force Base]], [[San Antonio]], Texas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.habu.org/sr-71/17979c.html |title=61-7979 |website=habu.org |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7980}}
| SR-71A||[[Armstrong Flight Research Center]], [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where Are They Now: SR-71A #844|url=http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/history/where_are_they_now/SR-71A_844.html|last=Conner|first=Monroe|date=20 October 2015|website=NASA|access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{USAF serial|61|7981}}
| SR-71C|| [[Hill Aerospace Museum]], [[Hill Air Force Base]], [[Ogden, Utah]] (formerly YF-12A {{USAF serial|60|6934}})<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aerospaceutah.org/museum/our-collections/aircraft-collection/lockheed-sr-71c-blackbird/ |title=Lockheed SR-71C 'Blackbird' |date=30 August 2021 |publisher=Hill Aerospace Museum |access-date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
|}

Some secondary references use incorrect 64-series aircraft serial numbers (''e.g.'' SR-71C {{USAF serial|64|17981}})<ref>[http://www.u2sr71patches.co.uk/a12U2loction.htm U-2 / A-12 / YF-12A / SR-71 Blackbird & RB-57D – WB-57F locations.'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218033158/https://www.u2sr71patches.co.uk/a12U2loction.htm |date=18 February 2011 }} ''u2sr71patches.co.uk''. Retrieved: 22 January 2010.</ref>

After completion of all USAF and NASA SR-71 operations at Edwards AFB, the SR-71 Flight Simulator was moved in July 2006 to the [[Frontiers of Flight Museum]] at [[Dallas Love Field|Love Field Airport]] in Dallas, Texas.<ref>[http://www.flightmuseum.com/ "Frontiers of Flight Museum."] ''flightmuseum.com''. Retrieved: 14 March 2010.</ref>