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D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground 
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground 
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground 
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground
D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground 
D-558-1 Skystreak on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreak on Static Display 
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display 
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display
D-558-1 Skystreaks on Static Display 
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 Fuselage Sections Awaiting Final Body Join
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 Fuselage Sections Awaiting Final Body Join 
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak 2 in Assembly 
Nose Landing Gear on D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number One
Nose Landing Gear on D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number One 
D-558-1 Skystreaks, Ship #1 in Rear and Static Fuselage in Front
D-558-1 Skystreaks, Ship #1 in Rear and Static Fuselage in Front 
D-558-1 Skystreak Battery Compartment
D-558-1 Skystreak Battery Compartment 
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number 1in Assembly
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship Number 1in Assembly 
First D-558-1 Skystreak in Assembly
First D-558-1 Skystreak in Assembly 
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship #2 Jettisonable Nose Section
D-558-1 Skystreak Ship #2 Jettisonable Nose Section 
D-558-1 Skystreak #1 is Towed out of its Construction Hangar
D-558-1 Skystreak #1 is Towed out of its Construction Hangar 
D-558-1 Skystreak Static Thrust Engine Test
D-558-1 Skystreak Static Thrust Engine Test 
D-558-2 Skyrocket on Tarmac
D-558-2 Skyrocket on Tarmac 
Second D-558-2 Skyrocket in Assembly
Second D-558-2 Skyrocket in Assembly 
First D-558-2 Skyrocket Rollout with Flush Canopy
First D-558-2 Skyrocket Rollout with Flush Canopy 
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D-558-1 Skystreak on the Ground

On August 25, 1947, with World War II Marine Corps ace Marion Carl at the controls, the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak research aircraft took the official world speed record at 650.7 mph. Carl flew the Skystreak, painted a brilliant red and nicknamed the "Crimson Test Tube," at 1,310 feet over a 3-kilometer, closed-circuit course at Roger’s Dry Lake near Muroc, California. The Skystreak was built for the U.S. Navy to explore the problems faced by aircraft flying in the transonic region approaching the speed of sound.
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Unique identifier BI229455 
Boeing ID 72-1-1 
Type Image 
Size 2788px × 2151px   5MB 
License type RM 
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