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Aviation History
1948
1948 - 0491.PDF
ILEVEN MILES ABOVE THE EARTH Between 14.05 and 14.52 hours G.M.T. on March 23, 1948, Mr. John Cunningham ascended to 18133 metres, 59,492 ft., in a de Havilland Vampire fighter powered by a de Havilland Ghost turbine, thus estab- lishing an international height record for aeroplanes, subject to confirmation by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale
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