$2,000.00
I offer here a truly unique and special one-of-a-kind 24x18-inch display incorporating some of the best of my personal collection of SR-71A Blackbird flown titanium components combined with a special top-quality hardwood bland and bright red frame!
These parts include a section of titanium skin that has the best of the rarely encountered ADP (Advanced Development Program) stamp - the official department otherwise known as Lockheed's Skunk Works division. Very rare! These lightly chemically etched markings easily rub off with a finger, so finding these stamps in good condition after 50 years and a violent crash is special indeed. There is also an inspection stamp. The other component of extreme rarity and interest is what appears at first glance to be a wonderfully machined titanium hinge mechanism. In reality this is a clamp that was part of the SR-71's wing-to-fuselage fillet system. One panel was fitted with a hook that locked into this component when pressed into place and allowed the panels to expand and contract as the outer shell of the aircraft experienced the extreme temperatures famously associated with the Mach-3+ speeds the SR-71 reached at altitude. To balance the overall design of this display, I've added a selection of different titanium screws and fasteners, some with original black exterior 'paint' into the frame itself.
This is a very special one-off display that includes parts I've hoarded for many years!
History:
SR-71A titanium selection from 'Blackbird' s/n 61-7970 'Super Skater' - lost on June 17th, 1970 - paired with Ron Cole's new and original artwork of this specific aircraft during takeoff from Guam, in a framed wall-hanging display.
Signed and numbered by the artist - one on one!
This aircraft was lost on 17 June 1970 following a re-fueling collision with a KC-135Q (59-1474) tanker. Lt. Col. Buddy L. Brown and his RSO Maj. Mortimer J. Jarvis both ejected and survived the crash. The KC-135 made it back to Beale AFB, California with a damaged refueling boom and aft fuselage. Super Skater crashed into the desert. These pieces were recovered from the crash site in June 2013 by Zane Harwell, from whom these parts were directly obtained. The vast majority of the aircraft was removed from the site by the government in 1970, but these few pieces of wreckage remained.
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