Today in History – August 14, 1953 – Australian Sabre Jet scares kangaroos
Flight Lieutenant William H. Scott, Royal Australian Air Force, the 28-year-old Chief Test Pilot of the Government Aircraft Factories (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Pty. Ltd.), had been testing the CA-26 Sabre, A94-101 since August 1st. On August 14, 1953, Scott put the prototype into shallow dive from 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) over Port Phillip Bay. This […]
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