SR-71 BLACKBIRD COLD WAR TITANIUM ALLOY FRAGMENT RELIC PLAQUE SIGNED #/50 RARE for Sale

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SR-71 BLACKBIRD COLD WAR TITANIUM ALLOY FRAGMENT RELIC PLAQUE SIGNED #/50 RARE For Sale

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SR-71 BLACKBIRD COLD WAR TITANIUM ALLOY FRAGMENT RELIC PLAQUE SIGNED #/50 RARE :
$269.99

Measures 8.5x11. It\'s in great condition. Only 50 made. Super rare and hard to find.

SR-71 Blackbird Cold War Titanium Alloy PlaquePlaque reads: SR-71 Blackbird Cold War Titanium Alloy The SR-71 Blackbird entered service with the United States Air Force in 1964, and began development in 1958. It remains the fastest aircraft ever built. Over 90% of the SR-71 was made of titanium, a rare material at that time. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was tasked to obtain titanium from the world\'s most plentiful source - the Soviet Union, the country which the SR-71 was being built to spy on. Through shell companies, the CIA purchased material through Third World countries, and shipped the raw ore to the United States for processing and SR-71 production at the Skunk Works ultra-secret Lockheed plant in Palmdale, California. This piece of Soviet\' titanium was part of SR-71 \'Super Skater\' (serial number 17970). 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 SO 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