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Description	SR-71B Blackbird, taken on December 1994 from an in-flight refuelling tanker. SR-71B was the trainer version of the SR-71. Notice the dual cockpit to allow the instructor to fly the airplane.
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Date	20 December 2004
Author	NASA (NASA ID: EC94-42883-4)
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for February 22, 2006. It was captioned as followed: English: A Dryden's SR-71 Blackbird slices across the snow-covered southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California after being refueled by an Air Force tanker during a 1994 flight. Deutsch: SR-71B Blackbird Français : Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Español: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Alemannisch: SR-71 Blackbird Česky: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Cymraeg: SR-71B Blackbird Deutsch: SR-71B Blackbird English: A Dryden's SR-71 Blackbird slices across the snow-covered southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California after being refueled by an Air Force tanker during a 1994 flight. Esperanto: usona armea aviadilo SR-72 super la neĝkovritaj montoj de Sierra Nevada en Kalifornio Español: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Français : Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Galego: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird ગુજરાતી: SR-71B બ્લૅકબર્ડ Italiano: SR-71B Blackbird 日本語: SR-71B ブラックバード Latina: Aeroplanum Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Nederlands: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Polski: SR-71B Blackbird Português: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Русский: SR-71 Blackbird Slovenščina: SR-71 Blackbird Српски / Srpski: SR-71 Blackbird 简体中文: SR-71B 黑鸟教练机

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