Record
A YF-104A sets the world airspeed record
May 16, 1958
Captain Walter W. Irwin flew YF-104A 55-2969 at 1,404.012 mph (2,259.538 km/h) over a 15-mile (24 km) course at Edwards AFB, making the Starfighter the first aircraft to hold the world speed and altitude records at the same time.