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File:Pete Knight by X15 19671003.jpg

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English: William John "Pete" Knight with an X15A-2.
On Oct. 3, 1967, Maj. William "Pete" Knight flew the modified North American X-15A-2 to its maximum speed of Mach 6.7 or 4,520 mph, a speed which remains the fastest anyone has ever flown an aircraft.
Date 1960s
Source http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/071202-F-9999J-032.jpg
Author Unknown USAF Photographer
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William John "Pete" Knight with an North American X-15A-2, a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft.

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