Sled Driver

FINAL ROAR
On March 6, 1990, the SR-71 officially left the Air Force inventory with a final flight
that would take the airplane to the National Air and Space Museum. Flying from
Palmdale, California, to Washington D.C., the SR-71 left active duty with all the
pride, performance, and dignity that marked every aspect of its 25 years of service.
The SR-71 was retired with all of its speed and altitude records still unchallenged. En
route to the museum, the jet set four new continental speed records. Total flight
time from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. was 64 minutes. On its final day the Sled
tad averaged 2145 miles per hour.