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Major Marion E. Carl, and Douglas test pilot Gene May, stand with the record-setting Douglas D-558-I Skystreak, on Muroc Dry Lake. (U.S. Navy)
Major Marion E. Carl, and Douglas test pilot Gene May, stand with the record-setting Douglas D-558-I Skystreak, on Muroc Dry Lake. (U.S. Navy)