Share This Article 1. This was the first kind of airliner to go supersonic. VFW-Fokker 614 The Tupolev Tu-144 The Concorde The Douglas DC-8 2. This Confederate General earned the nickname “Prince” because of his courtly manners and lavish dress. George Pickett Richard Ewell John Magruder P. G. T. Beauregard 3. In 1863, the USS Wyoming sank a naval flotilla of this Pacific country. Hawaii Russia Japan China Loading …