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D-558-1 Skystreak with Pilot Gene May
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First D-558-2 Skyrocket on Thrust Measurement Gauges
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Third D-558-2 Skyrocket on Rocket Servicing Trailer
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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 
Type Image 
Size 2215px × 2824px   17MB 
License type RM 
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