 Following the end of American involvement in Vietnam, the 9th SRW turned to more peaceful accomplishments.The most spectacular of these were the SR-71 speed runs from New York to London and from London to Los Angeles.On 1 September 1974, Major James Sullivan and his RSO, Major Noel Widdefield, flew their SR-71 from New York to London in one hour, 55 minutes, 42 seconds, an average speed of .