Detail View: Dryden Historical Images: X-1
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Title:
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X-1
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Creator:
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NASA
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Description:
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E49-0004The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 Sitting on the ramp at NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station with the Boeing B-29 launch ship behind. The painting near the nose of the B-29 depicts a stork carrying a bundle which is symbolic of the Mothership launching her babe X-1-2. The pilot access door is open to the cockpit of the X-1-2 aircraft. On the X-1-2's fin is the old NACA shield, which was later replaced with a yellow band and the letters ''NACA'' plus wings that were both black.1949 NASA Photo
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Date:
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09/05/49
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Identifier:
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340366main_E49-0004_full
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MediaType:
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Image
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MediaType:
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image
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Collection:
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NASA_Dryden_Multimedia_X-1_Image_Gallery
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Year:
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1949
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