14K views · 113 reactions | #OnThisDay 1948: Newsreel broadcast exclusive footage of the british prototype Fairey Gyrodyne setting a new world speed record at White Waltham Airfield. | BBC Archive | Facebook

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Track Record Falls as Jackson Cooper Flashes Speed at Plainridge Park The track record for 3-year-old pacing geldings at Plainridge Park fell on Monday (Aug. 18) when Jackson Cooper blazed gate-to-wire in 1:49.3. Jackson Cooper ($5.20), owned by Jesmeral Stable and trained by Christie Collins, shattered the previous mark of 1:50.4 that was jointly held by Benny Is A Jet (2020) and Renaissance Deo (2024). $2 EXACTA 1/2 $9.40 $1 TRIFECTA 1/2/3 $39.70 By 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥 for the Harness Horsem

The Fairey Delta 2 was a British supersonic research aircraft that had an even bigger nose than me. It first flew just 139 years after the Battle of Waterloo and was the first jet aircraft to pass 1,000 miles per hour in level flight. In 1956, just 409 years after the death of Henry VIII it set a world speed record by flying at a whopping 1,132 mph. #avpay #aviation #aircraft #pilotlife | AvPay.aero

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