May 7 1958
From The Space Library
Flying a Lockheed F-101A Star-fighter at Edwards AFB, Calif., Maj. Howard C. Johnson (USAF) set a 91,249-foot world altitude record for ground-launched planes.
Flying a Lockheed F-101A Star-fighter at Edwards AFB, Calif., Maj. Howard C. Johnson (USAF) set a 91,249-foot world altitude record for ground-launched planes.