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| Keywords: X-1A DVIDS846442.jpg en E-2490 The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A 48-1384 returning from an Air Force test flight over Edwards Air Force Base California in late 1953 A North American F-86A Sabre as chase plane will follow the X-1A to touchdown The Rogers Dry Lake is the whitish area under the planes with the airfield at the edge of the dry lake Bell test pilot Jean Skip Ziegler made six flights between 14 February and 25 April 1953 Air Force test pilots Maj Charles Chuck Yeager and Maj Arthur Kit Murray made 18 test flights between 21 November 1953 and 26 August 1954 NACA test pilot Joseph Walker made one successful flight on 20 July 1955 During a second flight attempt on 8 August 1955 an explosion damaged the aircraft shortly before launch Walker unhurt climbed up into the JTB-29A mothership and the X-1A was jettisoned over the Edwards AFB bombing range 1953 NASA Photo / NASA photo NASA Identifier 340606main_E-2490 2010-05-14 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/846442 846442 2013-02-08 11 44 WASHINGTON D C US PD-USGov Aircraft at Rogers Dry Lake Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Bell X-1 North American F-86 Sabre | ||||
