The US Airforce A-12 aircraft

I took this pano of the Blackbird at the Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. It is 125 feet long with a wingspan of 65 feet. It flew 2,300 miles an hour at a height of 93,700 feet. It was a high resolution reconnaissance aircraft built for the CIA and flown In the late 1960’s. The black color made it look terribly sinister.

[Henri Russell]

Great capture. It does look very sinister.

[Taffy]

Sinister is a good word for it -- well captured/conveyed.

[Karly]

I'm always so taken by large aircraft like this - especially when they are flying overhead. Can you imagine flying 2,300 miles an hour?!! Seems so impossible.

[Danette Thompson]

Looks like a fascinating place.

[Carole Sandford]

Well captured!

[Mave]

Fascinating plane

[carol white]

A super capture

[Diana]

A great capture and interesting info.

[Pat Knowles]

A vet elegant plane I think!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture.

[Islandgirl]

Well captured!

[Babs]

I agree, it does look sinister

[Louise & Ken]

I thought you might be on your way here when you gave us a glimpse of Mobile! The tour will be fascinating; enjoy!

[Suzanne]

It does look kind of mean :)

[*lynn]

wow, impressive

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow! That looks like it is something that could be built today and it came from the 60's- incredible! Great shot too- it's not easy fitting something that long in a picture!

[CC Folk]

It is very impressive! It sure would make flying to Europe a lot faster! Fav!