Bidspirit auction | Rare 1st speed of sound
Rare 1st speed of sound pilot Harold Elwood Bunny Comstock signed6 x 4 inch b/w magazine photo in cockpit of his fighter. (20 December 1920 - 3 April 2009) was an American fighter ace in the 56th Fighter Group during World War II, and a career fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. After a test flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt on 13 November 1942, Republic Aviation issued a press release on 1 December 1942 claiming that he and fellow pilot, Lieutenant Roger Dyar had exceeded the speed of sound.