Nov 20 1953
From The Space Library
In a D-558-II (No. 2) which had been launched from a B-29.
NACA test pilot A. Scott Crossfield established an unofficial speed record of 1,328 mph at Edwards AFB, Calif., the first Mach 2 flight (2.01).
In a D-558-II (No. 2) which had been launched from a B-29.
NACA test pilot A. Scott Crossfield established an unofficial speed record of 1,328 mph at Edwards AFB, Calif., the first Mach 2 flight (2.01).