Screen Shot 2021-12-23 at 09.25.38 Published on December 23, 2021 in 22 December 1964Full resolution (997 × 797) ← Previous Next → The first Lockheed SR-71A, 61-7950, takes off for the first time at Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California. An F-104 Starfighter follows as chase. (Lockheed Martin