On October 3, 1967, the “fastest man alive,” U.S. Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight, set world records for speed and ...
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Today in Aviation History: X-15 Sets New World Airspeed Record
On October 3, 1967, the X-15A-2 set a world airspeed record of Mach 6.72. The aircraft is now at the National Museum USAF.
On July 2, 1967, the U.S.’s Vela 3 and 4 satellites, originally launched to monitor compliance with the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by detecting weapons tests, accidentally detected fast and powerful ...
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