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