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D-558-2 Skyrocket Pilot
Jan. 31, 1948, marked the first flight of the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket experimental aircraft. The first flight took place at Muroc Dry Lake in the California desert. The Skyrocket was designed by a team led by world renown airplane designer Ed Heinemann, and was the first Douglas-built plane to exceed the speed of sound and also was the first aircraft ever to exceed Mach 2.
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Unique identifier
BI229557
Boeing ID
k5582-g6-3
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License type
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1940s
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day
deplaning
deserts
exteriors
full body views
ground shots
half-length views
head on views
helmets
historic production status
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male
military
military livery
monoplanes
nose sections
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portraits
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red
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right side views
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