1955: At Edwards AFB Col Horace A. Hanes, the AFFTC Director of Flight Testing, flew a F-100C to an FAI speed record of 822.135 MPH for straightaway flight. He later received the 1955 Mackay Trophy. (Colonel Horace A. Hanes with North American Aviation F-100C Super Sabre 53-1709, at Edwards AFB after setting a supersonic speed record, 20 August 1955. USAF Image)
