This Day in History:
May 18, 1952
Aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran sets a world airspeed record of 652.337 mph over a 100 km closed course at Edwards AFB flying a Canadair built North American F-86E Sabre powered by an Avro Orenda turbojet engine. Her record exceeds previous ones held by Air Force test pilots and an earlier women’s record of 534.375 mph set by French aviatrix Jacqueline Auriol.
American Aviation Historical Society
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