Today in 1953: Piloted by A. Scott Crossfield, the Douglas D-558-2 - TopicsExpress



          

Today in 1953: Piloted by A. Scott Crossfield, the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket became the first aircraft to fly faster than Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. Crossfield is pictured here in the cockpit of the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket after that flight. See the Douglas D-558-2 #2 Skyrocket on display at the Museum in Washington, DC: bit.ly/1xU3GV9 Image Credit (bottom): NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:30:00 +0000

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