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The first airplane to exceed 1000 miles per hour was the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Fairey Delta 2 jet plane, which in March 1956 reached 1132 miles per hour under the control of Peter Twiss. A model of this supersonic airplane, whose delta wing and adjustable nose later showed up on the BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde jetliner, is on display at the London Science Museum. The two aircraft built, WG774 and WG777, are also on display in museums. I think WG774 is at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton and WG777 is at the RAF Cosford Museum.

Description
The first airplane to exceed 1000 miles per hour was the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Fairey Delta 2 jet plane, which in March 1956 reached 1132 miles per hour under the control of Peter Twiss. A model of this supersonic airplane, whose delta wing and adjustable nose later showed up on the BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde jetliner, is on display at the London Science Museum. The two aircraft built, WG774 and WG777, are also on display in museums. I think WG774 is at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton and WG777 is at the RAF Cosford Museum.