“Flying Wing” Crashes
The world’s most powerful jet aircraft, the “Flying Wing.” crashed near the Muroc air force base today, killingall five members of the crew. The aeroplane which was powered by eight jet engines with a total thrust equal to 32 000 horsepower, was destroyed. It was listed by the Army as able to fly at a speed slightly less than that of sound. It had the longest range of any jet aircraft in the world.—San Francisco, June 5;
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 June 1948, Page 4
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