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March 26, 1958:
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of the Zero
Length Launch
(ZEL) program,
of an F-100D
took place from
a truck-mounted
launcher. North
American test
pilot Albert W.
Blackburn was
at the controls.
A follow-on to
the ZELMAL
program, ZEL
was designed to
launch tactical
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after loss of their
normal runways
in wartime.
Air Force photograph
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