On The Morning Of 6 Mar 90, SR-71, No. 17972 Launched From Air Force Plant 42 At Palmdale, California, And Made Its Final Flight--The Last Of Any SR-71--To Dulles International Airport In Washington, D.C. For Delivery To The Smithsonian National Air And Space Museum. The Aircraft Established Four World Speed Records Including Los Angeles To Washington In One Hour, Four Minutes! The nickname Habu was given to the SR-71 in Okinawa. The name itself comes from the indigenous and extremely poisonous Okinawan viper HABU.