First Flight of the Blackbird by Stan Stokes. (GS) SCN112 Several thousand Zulus surrounded the

Several thousand Zulus surrounded the British infantry which formed a square with the 17th Lancers at its centre

Army Special Forces Blackhawk helicopter after a successful operation against the Taliban

The painting depicts the climax of the Zulu attacks at the defence of Rorkes Drift

Cromwell at the Storming of Basing House by Ernest Crofts

First Flight of the Blackbird by Stan Stokes. (GS) SCN112 Several thousand Zulus surrounded theSTK0154GS. First Flight of the Blackbird by Stan Stokes. Construction of the first SR 71 Blackbird (61 7950) was completed by Lockheed at its Burbank California Skunk Works in October of 1964. The aircraft was then broken down for shipment to Palmdale, California where it was reassembled. Kelly Johnson, the famous aircraft designer for Lockheed, had oversight responsibility for this project, and Kelly gave specific instructions to Robert Gilliland,