  On October 1, 1955, Pax River test pilot, LT Gordon L. “Gordo” Gray, set the world 500 Km closed-course speed record of 695.163 mph, flying A4D-1 Skyhawk, BuNo 137820. "Gordo" passed away on December 2, 2007. He was member #77 in the Skyhawk Association. |