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... its mission, called the Grand Finale, on April 26, with the first of the planned 22 dives between Saturn and its rings. The final orbits are bringing the spacecraft closer to ...

First AAF research balloon launch (a cluster of rubber balloons) at Holloman, by New York University team under contract with Air Material Command.

Princeton University started construction of 4,000-mph wind tunnel.

World speed record regained by United States when P-80R flown by Col. Albert Boyd attained 623.8 mph at Muroc, Calif.

In meeting at Wright-Patterson, AAF and National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA representatives agreed to divide responsibilities for Bell X-1 X-1 flight testing: AF exploit maximum performance in a few flights; National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA acquire detailed research information.

Sigismund von Braun, brother of Wernher von Braun is interrogated by Lt. Col. M.D. Seashore as part of an intelligence to secure German war secrets.

Johannes Thiry, Secretary of Arbeitsstab Dornberger At Bad Sachsa from March-April 1945, submits 60 pages entitled "Report On Last Developments And Projects In The Field Of Guided Missiles" to the U.S. intelligence authorities outlining in detail all of the advanced work being done or proposed by the Peenemunde rocket team during the last year of the war.

Dr. Hugh L. Dryden appointed Director of Aeronautical Research of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA , replacing Dr. George W. Lewis .

Air Force C-54 completed first transatlantic robot-controlled flight from Stephenville, Newfoundland, to Brize Norton, England, a distance of 2,400 miles.

John P. Victory, the first employee of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA in 1915, and who had served as Assistant Secretary since 1917, was appointed Secretary of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA .

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