Air Force SR-71 Blackbird pilots recline in a transport van wearing their specially designed pressure suits before boarding their aircraft for a training mission at Beale Air Force Base, Cali. The Blackbird was developed to fly over Mach 3 with a two person flight crew in tandem cockpits, one for the pilot in the forward cockpit and another for the Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) who operated the cameras and surveillance systems, while navigating the mission path. ( Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Bill Thompson) DF-ST-89-06289 by AirmanMagazine

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