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Old 11-13-2014, 06:28 PM
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I saw the SR-71 take off from Nellis AFB in Nevada once. It was absolutely amazing the angle of takeoff and the speed it was going.

There is one on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Virginia near Dulles airport.