SR-71C #61-7981 (17981)

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SR-71C #61-7981 Head-On at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Head-On at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 3/4 View at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 3/4 View at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Forward Fuselage at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection)
SR-71C #61-7981 Cockpit Canopies at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Cockpit Canopies at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Right Side at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Right Side at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Aft 3/4 View at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection)
SR-71C #61-7981 Aft 3/4 View at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Right Rudder at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Left Rudder at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Left Rudder at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Left Side at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection)
SR-71C #61-7981 with J58 Engine at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Cockpit Canopies at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Cockpit Canopies at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Nose Gear at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection) SR-71C #61-7981 Main Gear at the Hill Aerospace Museum near Roy, UT (Paul R. Kucher IV Collection)

SR-71C #61-7981 is on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB, near Roy, UT. When one of the two SR-71B trainers, #61-7957, was lost on approach to Beale AFB on 11 January 1968, a replacement was built. Designated SR-71C, it was built from the aft fuselage of YF-12A #60-6934 and the SR-71A static test model from Lockheed. This aircraft never lived up to the usability of the SR-71B as it had irregular maintenance procedures and its aftermarket construction caused the aircraft to fly in a constant yaw, which gave it its nickname "The Bastard." Consequently, the SR-71C was used on a limited basis from 1969-1976.

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