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The History of Aviation


Modern Era

1956 B-58 Introduced

In 1956 the first supersonic bomber wsa flown by Convair test pilots. The plane was capable of speeds greater then twice the speed of sound. the B-58 set a number of speed records such as Tokyo to London in 8 hours and 35 minutes. The plane wsa designed for high altitude bombing. Advances in Soviet ground to air missiles made the plane mission unviable and the last of the B-58 were retired in 1968.

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