Air Force F104C Starfighter Sets World Altitude Record, Edwards Air Force Base, California
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION - RAD10-TV-NEWSFILM SECTION ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 (A) Release No. 323-59 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: FINE GRAIN TO; Footage: 50° 14 December 1959 AIR FORCE F-104C STARFIGHTER SETS WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD (Official Air Force footage released by Department of Defense) The United States Air Force established a new world's altitude record with a Lockheed F-104C Starfighter that climbed to 103, 395. 5 feet over Edwards Air Force Base, California. Captain Joe B. Jordan, experimental test pilot assigned to Edwards Air Force Base, exceeded by more than 4, 800 feet the record established by the U.S. Navy in a McDonald F4H on Sunday, December 6. Prior to the Navy's record flight, the world record was held by a Russian T-431 jet fighter which had reached an altitude of 94, 635 feet Last July 14. En route to its record altitude, the supersonic F-104 also established a world's time-to-climb record for 30g 000 meters, reaching 98g 424 feet mark in 15 minutes, 4.92 seconds from brake release. The National Aeronautics Association confirmed the successful record assault after completing an exacting calibration of the measuring devices used to monitor the flight. The new mark will be submitted to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale for review and world-wide recognition. NOTE TO EDITORS: This fact sheet is for information only. Prints handed out to CBS, NBC, Fox-Movietone and Telenews in Los Angeles. Jy Red. apr 11, 1960 Pfin 20 18 are 60 sg NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. Within 24 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner. E10575
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