Scientists at Lockheed's Skunk Works in Burbank developed the plane -this picture shows their assembly line
Daily Mail: How they built the Blackbird: Fascinating pictures show birth of Lockheed's top secret SR-71 spy plane - which is STILL the fastest plane ever built after 39 years
* Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was built in the 1960s by engineers in California
* Long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft was made for US Air Force
* Classified pictures reveal how Lockheed built A, B and C versions of plane
* Held world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft since 1976
WNU Editor: Life is funny. If you live long enough .... what was ultra top secret 40 years ago .... years later gets posted in The Daily Mail as a human interest story.
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