XP-90, 47-687

Redesignated XF-90 in 1948

First flight at Edwards, June 3, 1949.

On of two built. The other was 47-688

First USAF jet to have afterburners.

First Lockheed to exceed the speed of sound.

Tested to destruction at NACA lab in Cleveland, OH.

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