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Right side view of Bell X-1 #6063
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About this work
The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 aircraft on the ramp at NACA High Speed Flight Research Station located on the South Base of Muroc Army Air Field in 1947. The X-1-2 flew until October 23, 1951, completing 74 glide and powered flights with nine different pilots. The aircraft has white paint and the NACA tail band. The black Xs are reference markings for tracking purposes. They were widely used on NACA aircraft in the early 1950s.
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Credit lineRight side view of Bell X-1 #6063. NASA/AFRC, 1951-12-15. Public domain. ID: E52-0670.
