Supersonic
escape pod
AERO ARTIFACT
72 AH JULY 2018
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE; INSET: HISTORYNET ARCHIVESLoaded for bear
Stanley Aviation’s B-58A
escape capsule (right) was
tested with the help of a
bear named Yogi (inset).H
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