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Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor XF-91, 46-680. The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (originally designated XP-91) was a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for most flight, and a c

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  • TVL1970 said:
    The correct Air Force serial number for this Republic XF-91 is 46-680.
  • Veedubber79 said:
    Little known that the XF-91 was the first American combat aircraft (albeit a prototype that wasn't mass produced) to go supersonic in level flight (Dec. '51), and with both its jet (J47) and rockets (XLR11) working, it reached 1126 mph (Mach 1.71). Survives today in the R&D Section of the NMUSAF in Dayton, OH. It's sister-ship 681 (with a "V" tail) burned to the ground @ Edwards. www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/16148468640/in/set-72...

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  • Veedubber79 said:
    Obviously a great publicity shot of some of the team involved with breaking the sound barrier over Muroc AAF in Oct 1947 in front of Bell X-1 No. 2 (46-063) and the B-29 mother ship. Think then-Captain Chuck Yeager is second from right (kneeling). Wow.

Standing left to right alongside of Bell XS-1 are: Captain Charles E. Yeager, Major Gus Lundquist and Captain James Fitzgerald (LOC)

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  • Terrence E McKnight said:
    Great pic. Haven’t seen this one in the Glamorous Glennis lineup before! 👍
  • Hanna (LOC P&P) said:
    On September 18, 1947, the National Security Act of 1947 created the United States Air Force (USAF) as a separate military branch. The USAF traces its roots to the early 1900s and the United States Army and the Aeronautical Division of the Signal Corps. One month later, Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager would break the sound barrier flying the Bell X-1, which he named "Glamourous Glennis" after his wife.
  • CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY said:
    I met Chuck Yeager in the wee hours of the morning at Burbank Airport, in an FBO. He and I were the only two people there. That was Saturday, February 8, 1986, when he piloted a Piper Cheyenne 400 LS from Burbank Airport to La Guardia Airport in New York in 5 hours, 23 minutes. The man I met was a very approachable, humble guy. I wished him luck, as we parted.