• World War II and the Airlines
• Post-War Revival and Regulation
• The First "Fare Wars"
• A New Generation of Airliners
• Air Traffic Control Comes of Age
• The NACA Looks Beyond Propellers
• International Service
• Air Travel and Segregation
• At Your Service
• Douglas DC-7
• Regional Service
• The Era of Mass Air Travel Begins
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Douglas Skyrocket

The NACA and the Navy developed the Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket to learn more about the characteristics of swept-wing aircraft.

Image number 2000-9697
Credit: U.S. Navy via Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum

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