SOVIET JET FIGHTER TOPS SONIC SPEED
(10 a.m.) WASHINGTON. June 13. A Russian Des 346 jet fighter, based on German designs, has flown 745 miles per hour, which is faster than the speed of sound, says the magazine Aviation. The magazine publishes what is described as authentic illustrations of four of the latest Soviet jet aircraft which make it clear that Russian designers are not lagging behind the United States.
The magazine claims that the illustrations were prepared from original photographs smuggled out of Russia.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22663, 14 June 1948, Page 5
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