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Lt. Col. F. K. Everest, Chief of Flight Test Operations Laboratory at Edwards Air Force base, Calif., and test pilot for the North American F-200, unofficially set a new world speed record of 754.96 miles per hour over a 15 kilometer course in an F-100 "Super Sabre" along the Salton Sea in California, 29, October 1953.'

1. Lt. Col. F. K. 'Pete' Everest

IDNO:: 027873
Title:: Lt. Col. F. K. 'Pete' Everest
Date:: 1953/10/29
Description:: Lt. Col. F. K. Everest, Chief of Flight Test Operations Laboratory at Edwards Air Force base, Calif., and test pilot for the North American F-200, unofficially set a new world speed record of 754.96 miles per hour over a 15 kilometer course in an F-100 "Super Sabre" along the Salton Sea in California, 29, October 1953.'

A photograph of Brigadier General 'Pete' Everest (left), Colonel Yeager (center), and Colonel 'Andy' Anderson (right) standing next to aircraft.

2. Brigadier General Frank (Pete) K. Everest, Jr., Colonel Chuck Yeager, and Colonel Clarence (Andy) E. Anderson, Jr.

IDNO:: 030361
Title:: Brigadier General Frank (Pete) K. Everest, Jr., Colonel Chuck Yeager, and Colonel Clarence (Andy) E. Anderson, Jr.
Date:: 1965
Description:: A photograph of Brigadier General 'Pete' Everest (left), Colonel Yeager (center), and Colonel 'Andy' Anderson (right) standing next to aircraft.