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It's the predecessor to the SR71 - the A12.
Interesting note - in the book Skunk Works it was revealed that the actual name from the beginning was RS-71 - But when Johnson felt the need to disclose its existence, he blew it and called it the SR-71. After the gaff, the Skunk Works/AF were forced to change their name for it = at the cost of many hundreds of thousands of dollars in the days before CAD etc. Every contractor had to change their plans, documentation etc all because the Johnson administration didn't want the boss to look bad.
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David
1972 911T/S MFI Survivor
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