March 1939: German Mystery Fighter Plane Sets New World Speed Record - YouTube
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Teen pilot attempting to break women's solo flight record stops in Labrador | CBC News
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Hughes H-1 Racer | National Air and Space Museum
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Aircraft N1111L (1948 Grumman F8F-2 (G58) Bearcat C/N D.1020) Photo by Daniel L. Berek (Photo ID: AC964964)
Sound barrier - Wikipedia
Defying Gravity: 7 of the Biggest Things That Ever Flew | Britannica
Bullet planes, fatal crashes – and the top secret British project to break the sound barrier first | National Geographic
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Planet PLA229 Heinkel He100V-8 "World Speed Record"
Bell X-1 - Wikipedia
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Polish Aviation Museum: The German Aviation Collection – Part III – Aces Flying High
Flight airspeed record - Wikipedia
26 April 1939 | This Day in Aviation
