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Lt. Col. F. K. Everest, Chief of Flight Test Operations Laboratory at Edwards Air Force base, Calif., and test pilot for the North American F-200, unofficially set a new world speed record of 754.96 miles per hour over a 15 kilometer course in an F-100 "Super Sabre" along the Salton Sea in California, 29, October 1953.'

Lt. Col. F. K. 'Pete' Everest

Identifier:
027873
Title:
Lt. Col. F. K. 'Pete' Everest
Date:
1953/10/29
Description:
Lt. Col. F. K. Everest, Chief of Flight Test Operations Laboratory at Edwards Air Force base, Calif., and test pilot for the North American F-200, unofficially set a new world speed record of 754.96 miles per hour over a 15 kilometer course in an F-100 "Super Sabre" along the Salton Sea in California, 29, October 1953.'
Acquisition Source:
Dominion News Office through Tom Mills, City Editor
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView