| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 37973 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket |
| C/n (msn): | 6567 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | ChinoMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCNO IATA: CNO Local: CNO Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1991 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 16079 |
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The US Navy's first of three (and with 123 flights, the most flown) D-558-2 Skyrocket research aircraft. All but one of the flights carried out using the original Westinghouse jet engine. It was returned to Douglas in 1951 for conversion to rocket powered air launch configuration. Re-delivered, but only one shakedown flight completed in September 1956 before the program was cancelled. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 October 2017, and has since been viewed 365 times. |