NASA photographer Jim Ross took this shot of SR-71 #831 from a KC-135 tanker while flying over Lake Isabella in 1996. This was a routine training mission, with new SR pilot Ed Schneider coming up to speed in the front seat and instructor pilot Rogers Smith in the back seat.
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NASA Graphic / David Faust – Jim Ross
April 2018