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THE BLACKBIRD SERIES – A-12 AT CIA In the 1960s, @CIA developed the highly secret A-12 Oxcart, intended to meet the nation’s need for a very fast, very high-flying reconnaissance aircraft that could avoid Soviet air defenses. Pictured here is the A-12 on display at CIA Headquarters. It was number eight in production of the 15 A-12s built, and the first of the operational fleet to be certified for Mach 3. Though no longer in operational use, no piloted operational jet aircraft has ever flown faster or higher. In 2007 the @USAirForce transferred Article 128 (SN 60-6931) to CIA for display. CIA Museum’s A-12 is one of nine remaining. Its first flight was on October 3, 1963. During its lifetime, it logged 453 hours on 232 test and training flights. The airframe was retired on May 28, 1968. 📷 @CIA #SR71Blackbird #SR71 #A12 #LockheedMartin #SkunkWorks #AVporn #AVgeek #Oxcart #Pilot #SkunkWorks #CIA #cockpit #LookAtLangley #PhotoOps #USAF #Mach #DreamlandLasVegas #Supersonic #HABU #HighAltitude #Mach3_plus