Message posted by Richard on September 28, 2000 at 10:34:03 EST:

Hi Magoo,

Nice spotting,

The Duxford SR-71 is a tribute to the SR-71's role in the United Kingdom. The SR-71 was based at RAF Mildenhall for many years with two aircraft on rotational detachment (TDY) all year round.
When they got mothballed, it just left the U-2R and TR-1A based at RAF Alconbury, of which closed, so they transfered to RAF Fairford, then to Istres Le Tube in France.

Duxford also has one of the first B-52 Stratofortresses to be made inside the museum aswell.

Rich

In Reply to: Skunk Works posted by Magoo on September 27, 2000 at 22:40:00 EST:

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