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1 December An HSS-2 helicopter, flown by Captain

Bruce K. Lloyd and Commander Don 1. Roulstone, laid

claim to three new world speed records over a course

along Long Island Sound between Milford and

Westbrook, Conn., with performances of 182.8 mph,

179.5 mph, and 175.3 mph for 100, 500, and 1,000

kilometers, respectively.

5 December Commander George W. Ellis piloted

an F4H Phantom II on another world record, surpass-

ing the existing record for altitude sustained in hori-

zontal flight with a height of 66,443.8 feet over

Edwards AFB, Calif.

6 December In a joint Navy-Air Force ceremony,

new wings were pinned on America's first astronauts,

Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., USN, and Captain

Virgil 1. Grissom, USAF. The new designs displayed a

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