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View the launching of the Bell X-1 aircraft from the bomb bay of a B-29 bomber
A rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft launched from the bomb bay of a B-29 bomber, c....
Witness X1-E taking off under a B-29 from Edwards Air Force Base, California
U.S. Air Force X1-E taking off under a B-29 from Edwards Air Force Base in California,...
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Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager posing with the Bell X-1 aircraft (nicknamed “Glamorous Glennis” in...
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