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SR-71 Records

Below is a table of records set by the SR-71 Blackbird. Some have been broken, but some still stand. I developed this table from an excellent book on the Blackbird "Lockheed SR-71 - The Secret Missions Exposed" by Paul F Crickmore.

Date Record Pilot RSO / FCO Aircraft

1 May 1965 Absolute Altitude, 80,257.86 ft Col Robert L 'Fox' Stevens Lt Col Daniel Andre YF-12A 60-6936

1 May 1965 Absolute Speed Over a Straight Course, 2070.101 mph Col Robert L 'Fox' Stevens Lt Col Daniel Andre YF-12A 60-6936

1 May 1965 Absolute Speed Over a 500 km Closed Course, 1688.889 mph Lt Col Walter F Daniel Maj James P Cooney YF-12A 60-6936

1 May 1965 Absolute Speed Over a 1000 km Closed Course, 1643.041 mph Lt Col Walter F Daniel Maj Noel T Warner YF-12A 60-6936

1 Sept 1974 Speed Over Rec Course - New York to London, 3490 mi 1 hr 54 min 56.4 sec Maj James V Sullivan Maj Noel F Widdifield SR-71A, 64-17972

13 Sept 1974 Speed Over Rec Course - London to Los Angeles, 5645 mi 3 hr 47 min 35.8 sec Capt Harold B Adams Capt William C Machorek SR-71A, 64-17972

27 July 1976 Altitude in Horizontal Flight, 85,068.997 ft Capt Robert C Helt Maj Larry A Elliot SR-71A, ?

27 July 1976 Speed Over a Straight Course, 2,193.167 mph Capt Eldon W Joersz Maj George T Morgan SR-71A, ?

27 July 1976 Speed Over a 1000 km Closed Course, 2,092.294 mph Maj Adolphus H Bledsoe Jr. Maj John T Fuller SR-71A, ?

6 Mar 1990 Speed Over Rec Course - Coast to Coast, 2086 mi 1 hr 7 min 53.69 sec, Avg Speed 2124.5 mph Lt Col Ed Yeilding Lt Col Joseph T Vida SR-71A, 64-17972

6 Mar 1990 Speed Over Rec Course - Los Angeles to Washington DC, 1998 mi 1 hr 4 min 19.89 sec, Avg Speed 2144.83 mph Lt Col Ed Yeilding Lt Col Joseph T Vida SR-71A, 64-17972

6 Mar 1990 Speed Over Rec Course - St Louis to Cincinnati, 311.44 mi 8 min 31.97 sec, Avg Speed 2189.94 mph Lt Col Ed Yeilding Lt Col Joseph T Vida SR-71A, 64-17972

6 Mar 1990 Speed Over Rec Course - Kansas City to Washington DC, 2086 mi 25 min 58.53 sec, Avg Speed 2176.08 mph Lt Col Ed Yeilding Lt Col Joseph T Vida SR-71A, 64-17972

Date	Record	Pilot	RSO / FCO	Aircraft
1 May 1965	Absolute Altitude, 80,257.86 ft	Col Robert L 'Fox' Stevens	Lt Col Daniel Andre	YF-12A 60-6936
1 May 1965	Absolute Speed Over a Straight Course, 2070.101 mph	Col Robert L 'Fox' Stevens	Lt Col Daniel Andre	YF-12A 60-6936
1 May 1965	Absolute Speed Over a 500 km Closed Course, 1688.889 mph	Lt Col Walter F Daniel	Maj James P Cooney	YF-12A 60-6936
1 May 1965	Absolute Speed Over a 1000 km Closed Course, 1643.041 mph	Lt Col Walter F Daniel	Maj Noel T Warner	YF-12A 60-6936
1 Sept 1974	Speed Over Rec Course - New York to London, 3490 mi 1 hr 54 min 56.4 sec	Maj James V Sullivan	Maj Noel F Widdifield	SR-71A, 64-17972
13 Sept 1974	Speed Over Rec Course - London to Los Angeles, 5645 mi 3 hr 47 min 35.8 sec	Capt Harold B Adams	Capt William C Machorek	SR-71A, 64-17972
27 July 1976	Altitude in Horizontal Flight, 85,068.997 ft	Capt Robert C Helt	Maj Larry A Elliot	SR-71A, ?
27 July 1976	Speed Over a Straight Course, 2,193.167 mph	Capt Eldon W Joersz	Maj George T Morgan	SR-71A, ?
27 July 1976	Speed Over a 1000 km Closed Course, 2,092.294 mph	Maj Adolphus H Bledsoe Jr.	Maj John T Fuller	SR-71A, ?
6 Mar 1990	Speed Over Rec Course - Coast to Coast, 2086 mi 1 hr 7 min 53.69 sec, Avg Speed 2124.5 mph	Lt Col Ed Yeilding	Lt Col Joseph T Vida	SR-71A, 64-17972
6 Mar 1990	Speed Over Rec Course - Los Angeles to Washington DC, 1998 mi 1 hr 4 min 19.89 sec, Avg Speed 2144.83 mph	Lt Col Ed Yeilding	Lt Col Joseph T Vida	SR-71A, 64-17972
6 Mar 1990	Speed Over Rec Course - St Louis to Cincinnati, 311.44 mi 8 min 31.97 sec, Avg Speed 2189.94 mph	Lt Col Ed Yeilding	Lt Col Joseph T Vida	SR-71A, 64-17972
6 Mar 1990	Speed Over Rec Course - Kansas City to Washington DC, 2086 mi 25 min 58.53 sec, Avg Speed 2176.08 mph	Lt Col Ed Yeilding	Lt Col Joseph T Vida	SR-71A, 64-17972