| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 48-1385 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1385 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bell S-1 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bell S-1/X-1 |
| Aircraft Version: | Bell X-1B |
| C/n (msn): | 5 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | United States Air Force Museum |
| Photo Date: | August 1978 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 10833 |
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A further development of the original Bell X-1, the X-1B was instrumented to study thermal heating during supersonic flight. Cracks in the fuel tanks finally grounded the rocket plane with the last flight on Jan. 23, 1958. Displayed at the US Air Force Museum. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 September 2017, and has since been viewed 410 times. |