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    THIS obsolescent Gloster Meteor plane, fitted for experimental purposes with Sapphire jet engines, broke the world's record for fast flying in the flight depicted here. The plane climbed to 39,600 feet, or nearly 7 1/2 miles, in 3 minutes 7 seconds. It covered the first 9,800 feet in I minute 16 seconds, 19,680 ft. in 1 minute 50 seconds, and 29,520 ft. in 2 minutes 25 seconds. One Sapphire engine has as much ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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