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Today in Aviation History: William J. Knight Sets a New Airspeed Record In a North American X-15

October 3, 2024 Haritima Maurya 1

On October 3, 1967, William J. Knight took off in the North American X-15-A-2 model for a record-breaking flight, setting the fastest speed record ever recorded by a manned aircraft. […]

National Museum of the US Air Force Plans Major Expansion

June 16, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio will be relocating it’s collection of one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft to a new $46 million gallery in 2015, giving […]

North American X-15

Today in Aviation History: William J. Knight Sets a New Airspeed Record In a North American X-15

National Museum of the US Air Force Plans Major Expansion

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