The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it could now be viable.

One pilot, Hans Guido Mutke, even claimed he might have broken the sound barrier in the plane during a steep dive in April 1945. The Me 262 was also lethal, armed with four 30mm MK 108 cannons.

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It was the first time an independently, privately funded and developed aircraft has broken the sound barrier over the continental U.S. More: Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path ...

It was the first time an independently, privately funded and developed aircraft has broken the sound barrier over the continental U.S. More: Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path ...

It was the first time an independently, privately funded and developed aircraft has broken the sound barrier over the continental U.S. More: Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path ...