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On Sat. 08 Jan 1944 The first XP-80A prototype jet aircraft "Gray Ghos.....

1944-01-08

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The first XP-80A prototype jet aircraft "Gray Ghost" took its first flight with test pilot Milo Burcham in the cockpit.

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