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The XP-59A, America’s first turbojet-powered airplane takes to the sky for the first time after a final series of high-speed taxi tests. The thirty minute flight the new jet seemed promising. (U.S. Air Force/courtesy AFFTC History Office)
The XP-59A, America’s first turbojet-powered airplane takes to the sky for the first time after a final series of high-speed taxi tests. The thirty minute flight the new jet seemed promising. (U.S. Air Force/courtesy AFFTC History Office)