October 1950

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Air Force announced program to replace all piston-engine aircraft with jet aircraft.

USAF canceled XF-85 parasite fighter project after flight test at Edwards AFB revealed that parasite fighter escort for B-36 was not feasible.

“Seeing the Earth from 80 Miles Up” article appears in National Geographic Magazine

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