#OTD 18 Apr 1958 at Edwards Air Force Base - Commander George C. Watkins flew a Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger, like the one in this photo, to an official world altitude record for Class C (turbine powered) aircraft. He zoom-climbed the Navy fighter to an altitude of 76,828 feet.

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