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May 31, 1980: Beale Air Force Base Open House

I attended the Beale Air Force Base Open House with my father, Richard Lockett, on May 31, 1980. The displays featured the Lockheed SR-71A Blckbird, Lockheed U-2R, Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, Repulic F-105G Thunderchief, Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II, McDonnell-Douglas F-15B Eagle, and General Dynamics F-16A Faighting Falcon. Vintage aircraft included a Douglas B-23 Dragon, Lockheed P-38M Lightning, North American P-51H Mustang, Grumman TBM Avenger, Hawker Sea Fury, Vought F4U Corsair, Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat, and Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Flying demonstratinos included a Lockheed SR-71A Blckbird and Lockheed U-2R.

October 31, 1981: Beale Air Force Base Open House

I attended the Beale Air Force Base Open House with my father, Richard Lockett, on October 31, 1981. The static displays featured the Lockheed SR-71A Blckbird, Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter, and McDonnell-Douglas KC-10A Extender. Flying demonstrations included a Lockheed SR-71A Blckbird, Lockheed U-2R, and Boeing KC-135Q Stratotanker.


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Lockheed SR-71

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Lockett Books Calendar Catalog: Lockheed SR-71

A dozen photos of Lockheed SR-71s in flight or taxiing, taken between 1980 and 1999.

Lockheed SR-71s pictured include:

SR-71A 61-7964, Beale Air Force Base, May 31, 1980;
SR-71A 61-7965, March Air Force Base, November 3, 1980;
SR-71A 61-7964, Beale Air Force Base, October 31, 1981;
SR-71A 61-7968, March Air Force Base, November 3, 1988;
SR-71A 61-7976, Beale Air Force Base, October 14, 1989;
SR-71A 61-7972, Edwards Air Force Base, October 29, 1989;
SR-71A 61-7971, Nellis Air Force Base, March 26, 1997;
NASA SR-71B N831NA, Edwards Air Force Base, October 18, 1997;
NASA SR-71A N844NA, Edwards Air Force Base, October 9, 1999

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Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter/Stratotanker

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You can buy a 2020 calendar featuring my photographs of Boeing C-97 Stratofreighters and Stratotankers.

Lockett Books Calendar Catalog: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter/Stratotanker

Lockett Books Calendar Catalog: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter/Stratotanker

A dozen photos of Boeing C-97 Stratofreighters and Stratotankers:

HC-97G 52-2714 of the 303rd ARRS in storage at MASDC on April 24, 1972
Arizona Air Guard KC-97L 53-0200 at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on November 10, 1973
Arizona Air Guard KC-97L 53-0200 at Sky Harbor on December 7, 1974
Arizona Air Guard KC-97L 52-2761 at Sky Harbor on November 14, 1974
Arizona Air Guard C-97G 52-0924 at Sky Harbor on November 14, 1974
Arizona Air Guard KC-97L 52-2696 at Sky Harbor on December 7, 1974
Arizona Air Guard KC-97L at Sky Harbor on February 8, 1975
EC-97G 53-0106 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on March 16, 1975
Arizona Air Guard C-97G 52-0923 at Sky Harbor in May 1975
Utah Air Guard KC-97Ls 52-0839, 53-0287, and others at MASDC on December 18, 1979
Texas Air Guard KC-97G 53-0363 at March Air Force Base on November 2 1980
KC-97L 53-0230 at Beale Air Force Base on October 31, 1981

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