Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Douglas-F4D-Skyray-Sets-World-Record-Speed--October-3--1953-2JRSXLJF097Z.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarPre-Flight Preparations for F4D World Speed RecordDouglas X-3 Stiletto B-rollHughes H-1 Racer Test Flight, US Transcontinental Record FlightDouglas DC-3 Airliner B-rollMcDonnell F3H Demon on USS Coral SeaMcDonnell Hypersonic MissileFirst Flight of the second Hughes XF-11McDonnell Aircraft F2H BansheePiasecki H-21 Flight TestingView AllDouglas F4D Skyray Sets World Record Speed, October 3, 1953Select usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:On October 3, 1953, US Navy Lieutenant Commander James Verdin piloted the Douglas F4D Skyray into the record books with and speed record of 753.4 mph in four passes over a three kilometer course. The Skyray was the first carrier-launched aircraft to hold that title. It was also the first US Navy/Marine Corps fighter that could exceed Mach 1. A total of 421 Skyray jets were produced by Douglas Aircraft between 1950 and 1958.BI45823 (BIV15_F4D_03)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~56 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:2m31sKeywords:1950s-adults-air to air-California-celebrations-day-deserts-Douglas Aircraft-engineers-flight lines-flying-fuselages-ground crews-ground to air-historic production status-landing-male-military livery-other livery-pilots-pride-reporters and news media-runways-speed-takeoffs-testing-towingRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:F4D/F-6A Skyray