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Flight Test Files: The Douglas D-558-I Skystreak
The “Flight Test Files” series of articles explores ... The first Skystreak made its maiden flight on April 14, 1947 at Muroc ...
it had bn decided to move the XS-1 test program to Muroc Army Airfield in the Mojave Desert of California due to better guarantees of secrecy and clearer weather conditions for flight tests.