This Day in Aviation History
June 16th, 1954
First official flight of the Lockheed XFV Salmon.

The American Lockheed XFV (sometimes referred to as the Salmon) was an experimental tailsitter prototype aircraft built by Lockheed in the early 1950s to demonstrate the operation of a vertical takeoff and landing fighter for protecting convoys…..

Source:
Wikipedia, Lockheed XFV: http://gstv.us/1cXtn0e

YouTube, XFY-1 & XFV-1 Vertical Takeoff Fighters: http://gstv.us/1LbY4NX

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