Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 sitting on the ramp at NACA High- Speed Flight Research Station with Boeing B-29 launch plane

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X-1-2 on Ramp with Boeing B-29 Full Description The 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 B-29 was fondly referred to as "Fertile Myrtle." The painting near the nose 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.

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Size: 3000px × 2348px
Photo credit: © NASA Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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