File:Bell XP-59A first flight Oct 1, 1942.jpg
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English: The XP-59A, America’s first turbojet-powered airplane. On October 1, 1942, as Bell test pilot Bob Stanley completed the final series of high-speed taxi tests, the aircraft's wheels lifted off from the surface of Rogers Dry Lake and, for the first time, an American turbojet became airborne. The official first flight took place October 2. (U.S. Air Force Photo courtesy AFFTC History Office) |
| Date | Taken on 1 October 1942 |
| Source | https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000206781/ |
| Author | Unknown - U.S. AIr Force Photo courtesy AFFTC History Office |
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| current | 23:00, 22 September 2020 | | 2,946 × 2,361 (437 KB) | KlausVonVilver | Uploaded a work by Unknown - U.S. AIr Force Photo courtesy AFFTC History Office from https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000206781/ with UploadWizard |
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