Title
Bell X-1-3 And B-50 Mothership
Caption
Edwards Air Force Base, California: November 9, 1951
Bell X-1-3 being mated to the B-50 mothership for a captive flight test. While being de-fueled after this flight it exploded, destroying itself and the B-50, and seriously burning Bell test pilot Joe Cannon. The X-1-3 had completed only a single glide-flight on July 20.
Date
Nov 09, 1951
Credit line
Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG
Reference
UMG20A15_285
Model release
No
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
49,4Mb (6,6Mb) / 16,0in x 12,0in / 4800 x 3600 (300dpi)