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| Description | 330-PSA-309-60 (USN 710835): U.S. Navy Lieutenant Henry L. Monroe, (left), and Commander Leroy A. Heath, USN, stand in front of the North American RA-5C Vigilante , in which they flew to an altitude of 91,450 feet (about 17 miles) over Edwards Air Force Base on December 13, 1960. The record is pending before the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. This altitude beats the previously recognized record of 67,098 feet set July 15, 1969, by a Russian twin jet RV Monoplane. Commander Heath was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke. Bombardier Navigator, Lieutenant Monroe received the Air Medal. Photograph released December 15, 1960. (9/15/15). |
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| Author | National Museum of the U.S. Navy |
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