Vought F8U-1 Crusader Bu. No. 141345, Thompson Trophy, 1956, frame Published on August 21, 2013 in 21 August 1956Full resolution (655 × 480) Next → Commander R.W. “Duke” Windsor, U.S. Naby, flying Vought F8U-1 Crusader Bu. No. 141345, set a U.S. national speed record of miles per hour ( km/h) at 40,000 feet over China Lake, California. (University of Texas)