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 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Northrop T-38 Talon",
  "summary": "The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as well as the most produced.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
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  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
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  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Northrop T-38 Talon by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/T38/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}