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Museum’s D-558-1 Skystreak on Display

Photo of the museum's D-558-1 Skystreak in display.
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Caption: Displayed on a wall in the museum as if in a tight turn, D-558-1 (Bureau Number 37970) was the first Skystreak produced and the one in which Commander Turner F. Caldwell established a world speed record of 640.743 M.P.H. on August 20, 1947.
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