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John Cunningham breaks world altitude record...
John Cunningham breaks world altitude record...
Item # 557814
March 24, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1948
* John Cunningham breaks world altitude record
* Jet propelled De Havilland Vampire airplane
This 52 page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 4: "Says He Flew 10 1/2 Miles High"
Tells of John Cunningham breaking the World's altitude record with his De Havilland Vampire jet airplane. A small report but it is what it is.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Group Captain John "Cat's Eyes" Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, (27 July 1917 – 21 July 2002), was a British Royal Air Force night fighter ace during World War II and a test pilot, both before and after the war. He was credited with 20 kills, of which 19 were claimed at night.
Category: The 20th Century
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