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William Oke Manning (1879-1958), designer, and Sqn Ldr ?

William Oke Manning (1879-1958), designer, and Sqn Ldr Maurice E.A. Wright, pilot, on the day of the first flight of English Electric S1 Wren J6973, Ashton Park, Preston, Lancs, 5 April 1923. Date: 1923

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Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the ?

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom in the chow line at the Grand Bahama Island tracking station, the day after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles, and immediately prior to returning to Cape Canaveral, 22 July 1961. Behind him are fellow astronauts John Glenn, his alternate pilot, and Walter Schirra. Date: 1961

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Malcolm Scott Carpenter, left, and John Glenn in front ?

Malcolm Scott Carpenter, left, and John Glenn in front of a Mercury space capsule at Cape Canaveral after Glenn was named as the astronaut to make the first US orbital flight and Carpenter as his backup, 29 November 1961. Date: 1961

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