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General >> Hangar talks >> Trivia Question - https://www.captainsim.org/forum/csf.pl?num=1313204296 Message started by pj747 on Aug 13^th, 2011 at 2:58am

Title: Re: Trivia Question -
Post by NNewcomb on Aug 14^th, 2011 at 2:18am

701151 wrote on Aug 14^th, 2011 at 1:41am:

Correct, a Douglas DC-8 operated by Douglas aircraft was controlled into a shallow dive and broke the sound barrier in either 1961 or 1962. It was later delivered to Air Canada, with no problems in its service.

Wow...I keep getting surprised with these!