View the launching of the Bell X-1 aircraft from the bomb bay of a B-29 bomber

Name: View the launching of the Bell X-1 aircraft from the bomb bay of a B-29 bomber
Uploaded: 2020-07-08T13:58:15Z
Duration: 33 s
Description: A rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft launched from the bomb bay of a B-29 bomber, c. 1947.

A rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft launched from the bomb bay of a B-29 bomber, c. 1947.

NASA/Dryden Research Aircraft Movie Collection

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