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  1. rk911

    rk911 Cleared for Takeoff

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    rk911, May 18, 2023
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  2. FrankPilot

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    Thanks for this reminder. Cheers.
     
    FrankPilot, May 18, 2023
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    Sundancer En-Route

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    I wonder who was the first left handed person to exceed mach 1?
     
    Sundancer, May 19, 2023
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    Or the first follicly impaired and vertically challenged person?
     
    Half Fast, May 19, 2023
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    frfly172 Touchdown! Greaser! PoA Supporter

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    Go Air Force.
     
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    Getting into obscure baseball stat territory, lol.
     
    SoonerAviator, May 19, 2023
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    Did Doolittle ever exceed Mach 1?
     
    Fearless Tower, May 20, 2023
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    I have a hot take, but it'd get me cancelled. :D
     
    hindsight2020, May 20, 2023
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    Brad Smith, May 20, 2023
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    Zeldman Touchdown! Greaser!

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    Zeldman, May 20, 2023
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    I feel like it would be worth it . . . Lol
     
    SoonerAviator, May 20, 2023
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    Being the first female to break the speed of sound may not be a big deal, along the lines of that being done before and it's just a record.
    That according to some sources she had more overall speed/altitude records set than anyone else, male or female, is probably a big deal.
    That she was one of the pioneers in getting women's air corp up and running, to do test and ferry flights of combat aircraft in WW2 was absolutely a big deal. Those flight materially helped the war, and were not done without significant risk.
     
    Albany Tom, May 20, 2023
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