Thread: Jessi Combs
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Old 08-29-2019, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart View Post
"Combs joined the North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger team as driver in 2013. Her goal was to pilot the car (built from a decommissioned fighter jet) beyond 512 mph, the record for Fastest Woman on Earth, set in 1976 by Kitty O'Neil."
Looks like that car started life as an F-104 Starfighter ...
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