Betty Jo: The longest nonstop flight ever made by a fighter - Nuclear Companion: A nuclear guide to the cold war
Today you’re going to see how in 1947 two pilots, Robert Thacker, and John Ard set a new record that still holds. In an unprecedented event, they made the longest unrefueled nonstop flight ever flown by a piston-powered fighter aircraft. The best part? The plane used was an F-82 Twin Mustang...
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