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The Spitfires that nearly broke the sound barrier

Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 7:51 pm

by aussiewannabe

A handful of British Spitfire pilots cheated death in high-speed dives that helped pave the way towards supersonic flight:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2016050 ... nd-barrier

Re: The Spitfires that nearly broke the sound barrier

Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 5:20 am

by Shadowcaster

Interesting article thanks for posting. :dance:

:dance:

Rich

Re: The Spitfires that nearly broke the sound barrier

Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 3:37 am

by Flying Trucker

Yes...very interesting...thanks for posting it... :clap:

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