Sujet

Douglas Skystreak Jet Sets New Record

Légende

Muroc Field, California August 22, 1947 A Navy Douglas Skystreak jet with Cmdr. Turner Caldwell at the controls sweeps low across the desert to set a new world's air speed record of 640.7 miles per hour.

Date

22 août 1947

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A16_050

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

62,4Mo (988,5Ko) / 45,7cm x 34,2cm / 5400 x 4040 (300dpi)

Mots clés

USA 22nd August 1940s 1947 aeroplane Air Speed Record air vehicle airplane Archival black and white California day Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak fighter plane flying horizontal Jet Airplane Mid-Air military Muroc Field Navy no people outdoors photography Research Aircraft sky smoke speed record transportation Turner Caldwell U.S. Navy United States United States Navy Us Military US Navy USA