Record
A YF-104A breaks the world altitude record for jet aircraft
May 7, 1958
USAF Major Howard C. Johnson, flying YF-104A 55-2957, climbed to 91,243 ft (27,811 m) over Edwards AFB, setting the world altitude record for jet aircraft.
Record
May 7, 1958
USAF Major Howard C. Johnson, flying YF-104A 55-2957, climbed to 91,243 ft (27,811 m) over Edwards AFB, setting the world altitude record for jet aircraft.