Written by Dick Sarpolus
Relive the race to break the sound barrier
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As seen in the October 2016 issue of Model Aviation.
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During World War II, our B-17s and B-24s were responsible for heavy bombing in Europe. When the B-29s came along late in the war, they did the heavy bombing in the Pacific. The B-29 bomber served again during the Korean conflict.
At that time, there was a demand for airplanes to fly faster, and Bell…