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Today in aviation history – August 21, 1953

Posted on Fri,August/21/2009 by Ken

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Marine Lt. Col. Marion Carl flies the D-558-2 Skyrocket experimental aircraft to a (then) altitude record of 83, 235 feet at a speed of Mach 1.728.

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