The Douglas Skystreak was more than a record-setter. It provided the data that made the leap to supersonic flight possible. On 15 March 1944, as Allied forces prepared for the invasions of Normandy and the Marianas, a different kind of battle was already taking shape behind closed doors. At the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics […]
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