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X-15





Press Photo Overhead view of the rocket research aircraft X-15 - nem50069

This is an original press photo. Beyond The Earth -- No. 69 Cutlines (Suggest 1 col.) This overhead view of X-15 shows the stubby wings and long slender fuselage of the rocket research craft.Photo measures 8.25 x 10inches. Photo is dated --None.
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1901 Press Photo X-15 Pilot Maneuvers his rocket ship along the edge of Space

This is an original press photo. This craft still promises to be the space age workhorsePhoto measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated --1901.

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1950 Press Photo Capt. Bob White "There I was on my back at 30,000 feet."

This is an original press photo. Capt. Bob White "There I was on my back at 30,000 feet." 123rd Fighters Squadron (Oregon Air National Guard)Photo measures 10 x 8inches. Photo is dated 12--1950.
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1953 Press Photo Scott Crossfield holds a model of the Douglas Skyrocket


This is an original press photo. Los Angeles Calif. - Scott Crossfield 33 holds a model of the Douglas Skyrocket in which he set the new World's speed record, during a press conference today. Crossfield set the record at 1,377 mph last Friday over the dry lane at Edwards Air Force Base California. At the temperature and altitude that the skyrocket set the record, 1,377 mph equals slight less than twice the speed of sound Photo measures 8.75 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 11-21-1953.

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1958 Press Photo Air Force Pilot Engineer Capt. Iven C. Kinchaloe Rocket Space


Air Force pilot-engineer Capt. Iven C. Kinchaloe will be the first serviceman to pilot the United States' first rocket plane into space, the Grand Rapids Herald reported.

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1956 Press Photo Captain Iven C.Kincheloe flown a Bell X-2 Rocket Plane

This is an original press photo. Flown a Bell X-2 Rocket Plane to an altitude of 23.86 milesPhoto measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 9-21-1956.
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1956 USAF Pilot Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Press Photo

You are bidding on an original 8 x 10 press photo of US Air Force pilot Captain Iven C. Kincheloe, test pilot, recipient of the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross, and Korean War ace.  Dated October 22, 1956.










1958 Press Photo Scott Crossfield in Sky-rocket, test at Edwards AFB, Washington


This is an original press photo. Nearly twice the speed of sound--that's how fast Scott Crossfield piloted the Douglas Sky-rocket in a test at Edwards air force base, California last October 14. The national advisory committee for aeronautics in Washington disclosed Wednesday that the 32 year old test pilot flew 1,272 miles an hour, faster than any man had ever flown before. The previous record of 1,238 miles was set by Bill Bridgeman in the same plane. United States-Air Force-planes-Research Photo measures 9 x 6.5 inches. Photo is dated 11-19-1958.

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1957 Press Photo Gen. White inspects Air Force's new pressure suit of X-15

This is an original press photo. Scott Crossfield, first man to fly at twice the speed of sound, models the suit at the National Press Club in D.C. The suit would be worn during the first flight of the X-15 experimental rocket aircraft. Please see the included scans of the photo for additional information and condition. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 11-29-1957.
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1958 Press Photo Scott Crossfield models new Air Force pressure suit - nem66362

This is an original press photo. Scott Crossfield models Air Force's new full pressure suit which will be worn during first flight of X-15 rocket plane. Looking on is Gen Thomas White, Air Force Chief of Staff. Photo measures 7 x 9 inches. Photo is dated 02-05-1958.

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1958 Press Photo USAF Captain Ivan C Kincheloe with model of X-15 rocket ship

This is an original press photo. Los Angeles USAF Captain Ivan C Kincheloe is shown as he told press conference 1/22 of the preparations being made to launch the X-15 rocket ship more than 100 miles into space. It is hoped the ship will be flight tested late in 1958. Kincheloe anticipates trying the ship for maximum speed and altitude in spring of 1959 Photo measures 7.25 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 01-23-1958.

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1958 Press Photo X-15 Rocket Plane, US Air Force experimental aircraft

This is an original press photo. The X-15 rocket plane, due to fly next year, is a 50 foot cylinder with stubby wings and unusual protrusions to cope with speeds over 4,000 miles per hour, according to Aviation Week. (United States, Air Force, Planes, Research Rock Plane Photo measures 8.25 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 02-03-1958.

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1958 Press Photo Washington artists sketch of X15 Rocket plane which may reach

This is an original press photo. a speed of 3600 miles an hourPhoto measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 02-03-1958.

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1958 Press Photo X-15 being built at North American Aviation Los Angeles plant


This is an original press photo. X-15 In The Making-------- Los Angeles, Calif.........The X-15, which will fly man higher and faster than he's ever been, will actually glow red like a blacksmith's forge as it plunges back into the earth's blanket of air. Built of new stainless steel alloys to combat these high temperature conditions, the research vehicle is now being assembled at North American Aviation's Los Angeles plant. It is expected to make its first flight from Edwards Air Force base next year as a joint project of the air force, navy and national advisory committee for aeronautics. North American chief engineer Harrison Storms said the speed of the X-15, which will fly an estimated 100-miles high, will be better than one-mile a second. In photo left, half of the X-15's pressure vessel is checked for flaws in the x-ray laboratory by Dave Johns and Glen Boyce. In photo center, men work of the seam welded spherical fuel tank of the X-15. In photo right, inspector Fred Earl checks a seamless weld in a fuselage section of the X-15. The X-15 has been described as a "pencil-thin ship with wings like cleaver blades and a ventral fin." Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 03-30-1958.

Part Number: ftx03577

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1958 Press Photo USAF Chief of Staff Gen Tom White & X-15 pilot Scott Crossfield


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 07-14-1958.
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1957 Press Photo Pilot Scott Crossfield May Go To Space - RRV33895

Photo measures 8 x 10 in. Scott Crossfield, 35, North American Aviation's top test pilot and aeronautical engineer, may be the first space man according to Popular Mechanics Magazine. Crossfield, father of five children, may pilot the new X–15 rocket plane to within 70 miles of Sputnik's track sometime next year.
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1958 Press Photo Capt Ivan C. Kineheloe Jr Will Pilot X-15 Into Outer Space

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated --1958.
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1958 Press Photo Pilots Joe Walker & Iven Kinchelow Talking with the Press

This is an original press photo. The pilots speak of their forthcoming proposed space flight in the X-15 rocket ship.Photo measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated --1958.

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1958 Press Photo Capt Iven Kincheloe Pilot Air Force
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This is an original press photo. High Flyer To Higher Capt. Iven. C.Kincheloe,high fluting Air Force pilot shown in alongside on artist conception,Photo measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 03-03-1958.


Part Number: RRY05305

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1958 Press Photo Kincheloe Iven Russian Space tosses - RRY05303


This is an original press photo. Capt.Iven. C Kincheloe How many Russian will be tosses into space?Photo measures 8.75 x 7.5inches. Photo is dated 03-03-1958.

Part Number: RRY05303

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1958 Press Photo Capt..Iven C.Kincheloe,Piloted the X-15 killed in a Plane Crash

This is an original press photo. Piloted X-15 in the first attempt by man to fly into outer space was killed in the crash of an F104 Jet PlanePhoto measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 7- 2-1958.

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1958 Press Photo Arlington Virginia Robert M White New York Iven C Kincheloe

This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, Now Number One PilotPhoto measures 9.25 x 7inches. Photo is dated 08-01-1958.

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1958 Press Photo Artist's concept of the X-15 Rocket and Right Wing of B-52


This is an original press photo. This artist's conception shows how the X-15, the rocket ship designed to carry man to outer space and back, will be launched from beneath the right wing of a B-52 bomber. Sometime next January the super-ship will be carried to an altitude of about 40,000 feet for its maiden flight. It will be wheeled out of North American Aviation's factory in Los Angeles for its first public display later today. Photo measures 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958.

Part Number: ftx04160

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1958 Press Photo Dummy in X-15 Rocket Ship Seat During Testing - nef06991

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958.
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1958 Press Photo Successful supersonic Ejection from X-15 sled at Edwards Base

This is an original press photo. Successful supersonic ejection of a fully attired dummy from the X-15 sled run at Edwards Air Force Base California. Dangerous tumbling in catapult from the high speed vehicle is eliminated by stabilizing fins on the seat. The C-15 ship America's hope for carrying man to outer space and back will be viewed for the first time. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958.

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1958 Press Photo The X-15 Rocket Ship launch at North American Aviation plant

This is an original press photo. The X-15 Rocket Ship, a sleek black beauty designed to take man to the fringes of space, is rolled into the sunlight for its first public display at North American Aviation plant today. Among the spectators was Vice President Nixon who told the crowd we have move into first place in the race to enter outer space. The plane is expected to fly at speeds up to 4500 mph and possibly as high as 400 miles. Airplane- Rockets- X-15Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958.

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1958 Press Photo X-15 rocket ship unveiled at North American Aviation plant


This is an original press photo. The X-15 rocket ship, a sleek black beauty designed to take man to the fringes of outer space, was rolled into the sunlight Wednesday for its first public display. Among the spectators at the North American Aviation plant at Los Angeles was Vice-President Nixon, who told a crowd, "We have moved into first place in the race to enter outer space." The plane is expected to fly more than 3,600 miles an hour. (U.S. - Air Force - Planes - Research) Photo measures 8.75 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-16-1958.

Part Number: mjm09555

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1958 Press Photo 1st Photo of Rocket Ship X-15 & 3 Men Who Will Pilot
This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958.
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1958 Press Photo Overhead view of US Air Force A-12 rocket ship, Los Angeles

This is an original press photo. Los Angeles: This overhead view shows the 50-foot-long A-12 rocket ship which is designed to carry man into space at speeds in excess of 3600 miles-per-hour. The ship, exhibited October 15 for the first time, has a wing span of 22 feet, stands 13 feet high, has a 200 square foot wing area and weighs 31,275 pounds. (Los Angeles, California) (United States Air Force Reserves) (Planes) (Research) Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958.

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1958 Press Photo X-15 Rocket Ship unveiled at the North American Aviation, Cal


This is an original press photo. Here are two views of the X-15 Rocket Ship in which the US hopes to send a man into the fringes of space early next year. The plane, designed to fly 4,500 miles and hour and up to 400 miles above the earth, was put on public display at North American Aviation today. Airplane- Rockets- X-15Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 10-15-1958. 
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1958 Press Photo The Rocket Ship X15 launched at North American Aviation, Cal

This is an original press photo. The Rocket Ship X15, forerunner of tomorrow's space craft, stands low and sleek in the sunlight at North American Aviation where it was rolled into the open for the first time yesterday. It drew gasps and applause from on-lookers who heard Vice President Nixon say we have moved into first place in the race to outer space. The plane is expected to make its first flight in February. After initial try0out flights, it is expected to zoom to heights of 100 miles or more above the earth. Airplane- Rockets- X-15Photo measures 8 x 5.75inches. Photo is dated 10-16-1958.
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1958 Press Photo Rocket Ship X15 (L-R) J.Walker,Capt.R. Walker & S.Crossfield

This is an original press photo. With three men who will most probably pilot it during the test period.Photo measures 9.25 x 7inches. Photo is dated 10-20-1958.
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1958 Press Photo President Eisenhower meets widow of pilot Iven C. Kincheloe Jr.

This is an original press photo. The destiny of little Iven C. Kincheloe III, whose father, Iven C. Kincheloe Jr., died last July testing the world's fasted military plane, was shaped at a White House ceremony Tuesday. President Eisenhower has written a letter to whoever is president in 1972 asking the Iven III, 19 months old, be appointed to the air force academy. Kincheloe's widow received a copy of the president's letter as Air Force Secretary Douglas stood by.Photo measures 9 x 6inches. Photo is dated 11-18-1958.

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1958 Press Photo President Eisenhower, Mrs. Iven Kinchleoe, Jr. at White House

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 6.25inches. Photo is dated 12-12-1958.

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1959 Press Photo Pilot of N. American Aviations' X-15 Will Wear This Flying Suit

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated --1959.
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1959 Press Photo Edwards AFB: B-52 Bomber Takes X-15 Rocket Aloft For First Time

This is an original press photo. Edwards AFB, CA -- A B-52 bomber takes the X-15 rocket ship aloft for the first captive flight test for the plane in which it is hoped to send man 100 miles into space. The X-15 is suspended from a pylon beneath the right wing of the B-52 bomber. Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 3-10-1959.

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1959 Press Photo B-52 carries the rocket ship X-15 into the air - mjm09565

This is an original press photo. The rocket ship X-15 designed to carry man 100 miles into space was carried under the wing of an airplane B-52 bomber. 1st captive flight test (U.S. - Air Force - Planes - Research) Photo measures 8.5 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 03-11-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Dr. T. Keith Glennan of NASA examines X-15 model rocket


This is an original press photo. Examining A Model of the X-15 rocket plane Tuesday are Dr. T. Keith Glennan (left) administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri. Glennan was called as the opening witness before a special Senate committee looking for evidence of wasteful rivalry and duplication in the nation's space and missiles program. Photo measures 7.25 x 6.5 inches. Photo is dated 03-25-1959.

Part Number: noo22517

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1959 Press Photo Ejecting a pilot from X-15 cockpit Model at Edwards A.F.Base

This is an original press photo. X-15 Human Factor work out equipment problems on high speed sled at Edwards A.F. Base. In this photo one of a series of 3 the camera catches the split second timing involved in automatically ejection of a pilot from an X-15 cockpit Mode as the dummy pilot rides above a rocket flame. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 03-25-1959.

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1959 Press Photo X-15 Rocket Space Ship Glides Without Power to the Ground

This is an original press photo. The X-15 was dropped from the 'mother ship' a B-52 Bomber.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated --1959.

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1950 Press Photo The rocket ship X15 is snuggled under B52 bomber at Edwards AFB

This is an original press photo. The rocket ship X15 is snuggled under the right wing of a huge B52 bomber as it was taken aloft for its first flight along today at this desert air base. The rocket ship is black and partially outlined against the center fuselage of the B52. Test pilot Scott Crossfield brought it safely down in a glide after its release at 38,000 feet. Airplane- Rocket- X-15Photo measures 8.5 x 6.5inches. Photo is dated 06-8-1950.
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1959 Press Photo X-15 Rocket Ship Attached to B-52 Bomber Plane - nem39802

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 06-08-1959.

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1959 Press Photo X-15 Rocket plane dropped by B-52 jet bomber above California

This is an original press photo. -15 Rocket plane dropped by mother ship B-52 jet bomber at 38,000 feet above California desert space vehicle made its first real test flight. United States-Air Force-Planes-Research Launching Photo measures 9 x 6.25 inches. Photo is dated 06-09-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Test Pilot Scott Crossfield holding model of X15 Rocket

This is an original press photo. X15 Rocket was given to test Pilot Scott Crossfield by North American Aviation Corp. Photo measures 8 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 06-09-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Test pilot Scott Crossfield holds model of the x15 rocket Plane


This is an original press photo. Test pilot Scott Crossfield holds a model of the x15 rocket experimental plane, given to him by North American Aviation Corporation after he flew the sleek black needle plane on its first free flight, here yesterday. The rock dropped from its mother plane at 38,000 feet and Crossfield glided it down to the desert landing strip.Photo measures 8 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 06-09-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Kinross Air Base was renamed after the late Captain Kincheloe

This is an original press photo. The Air Force announced 7/28 that Kinross Air Force Base near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan is being renamed C. Kincheloe who was killed last year. Picture below shows Captain Kincheloe made in 1956. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 8-5-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Scott Crossfield Sits in Cockpit of F-15 Prior to Flight Test

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 6.25 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 9-3-1959.
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1959 Press Photo Expermental X-15 Space Plane Barely Seen Although Streams Pour

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1956 Press Photo Cassopolis Mrs Iven Kincheloe Jr Widow - RRY17533


This is an original press photo. Honors State Jet Ace -- At their home in Cassopolis Mrs. Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. Widow of jet killed the jet in a crash a bear ago,Photo measures 8.25 x 8inches. Photo is dated 07-07-1956.

Part Number: RRY17533

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1959 Press Photo Iven Carl Kinch Kincheloe American Pilot Wife- RSA86079


Mrs. Iven Kincheloe arriving from Los Angeles via American Airlines at O'Hare Field. Widow of Capt. I. Kincheloe who was killed in a crash. Iven Carl "Kinch" Kincheloe, Jr. (July 2, 1928[2] – July 26, 1958) was an American test pilot, recipient of the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross, and an ace in the Korean War.

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1959 Press Photo Rocket Ship X-15 Lands at Edwards Air Force Base - mjm09769

This is an original press photo. The rocket ship X-15 skidded in for a landing Thursday at Edwards air force base in California after its first powered flight. The test brought nearer the time when it will attempt to blast a man to the edge of space, possibly later this year. The plane landed at more than 200 miles an hour on a dry lake bed after a 10 minute flight with a veteran test pilot, Scott Crossfield, at the controls. United States, Air Force, planes, research. Photo measures 10 x 6.25 inches. Photo is dated 09-17-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Test pilot Scott Crossfield shows how his helmet hit the canopy


This is an original press photo. Test pilot Scott Crossfield uses his hands to demonstrate how his helmet was hitting the cockpit canopy today as Crossfield took the X15 rocket plane on its first flight. "I hear a funny noise, a rattle," Crossfield said over the radio during the flight. He added later: "Aw, that rattle's just in my head." It turned out it was his helmet hitting the canopy. Crossfield told newsmen he consider it "a very successful flight..." Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 9-17-1959.

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1959 Press Photo California-Air Force's X-15 takes off at Edwards Air Force Base


This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base California-Man's first step toward space flight was taken early 9/17 at Edwards AFB, as the Air Force's X-15 successfully completed its first powered flight. The X-15 with Scott Crossfield at the controls was launched from a B-52 Bomber at an Altitude of 38,000 feet. Under its own power, the rocket engine aircraft reached an altitude above 50,000 feet and speeds in excess of 1000 mi;es per hour. The X-125 landed 10 minutes after launching. Photo measures 9.25 x 5.5 inches. Photo is dated 9-18-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Mrs. Iven C. Kincheloe, Junior unveiled plaque in Michigan.

This is an original press photo. Mrs. Iven C. Kincheloe, Junior, unveiled a plaque at dedication ceremonies Friday renaming Kinross air force base in Michigan in honor of her husband, a Korean war jet ace who was killed when he parachuted from a disabled plane. Mrs. Iven C. Kincheloe, Junior Photo measures 8 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 09-27-1959.

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1959 Press Photo Pilot of Aviation's X-15 Will Wear New Form-Fitting Flying Suit

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 6.25 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 10-22-1959.

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1960 Press Photo Pilot Maj Bob White of Air Force in the X15 rocket plane

This is an original press photo. Airplanes, Pilots - Maj. Bob White, above, of the Air Force made an eight-minute get acquainted hop in the X15 rocket plane over Edwards Air Force Base today. It was his first flight in the plane which is designed ultimately to reach speeds in excess of 4,000 miles an hour. White got it up to about 1,400 miles an hour in today's test.Photo measures 6.5 x 9.5inches. Photo is dated 04-14-1960.
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1960 Press Photo Wreckage of X-15 rocket ship on test stand after the explosion

This is an original press photo. Wreckage of the experimental X-15 rocket ship is shown on the test stand where an explosion of the fuel tanks ripped the ship late 6/8. North American test pilot Scott Crossfield was at the controls during the static test of the new 57,000 pound thrust engine when the explosion occurred but was not injured. The front section and cockpit containing Crossfield was blown forward 20 feet by the blast. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 6-9-1960.

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1960 Press Photo Edwards AFB Calif test pilot Joe Walker for the X-15 rocket


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 08-04-1960. 
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1960 Press Photo X15 Rocket Plane, piloted by Joe Walker, lands at Edwards AFB

This is an original press photo. The X15 Rocket Plane, piloted by Joe Walker of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration settles to a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, today after flying 2,150 mph, fastest speed ever attained by a manned aircraft. Just above it is one of three F104 chase planes which kept watch while the flight was made. Airplane- Rockets- X-15Photo measures 9.5 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 08-4-1960.

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1960 Press Photo Joe Walker, set speed record aboard a X15 Rocket Ship over Cal

This is an original press photo. Joe Walker, ace test pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is all smiles today after zooming 2,150 mph, fastest ever flown by man in the X15 Rocket Plane over the California desert. Airplanes- Rockets Photo measures 6.5 x 8.75inches. Photo is dated 08-4-1960.

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1960 Press Photo Joe Walker, Ace Test Pilot of NASA - cvw17167

This is an original press photo. Joe Walker , ace test pilot for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is all smiles today after zooming 2150mph fastest ever flown by man in the the X15 rocket plane over the California desert. Photo measures 8 x 10 inches. Photo is dated 8-4-1960.

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1960 Press Photo Edwards AFB Calif test pilot Joe Walker for X-15 rocket plane

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.5inches. Photo is dated 08-05-1960.
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1960 Press Photo X15 Rocket Plane dropped from its B52 Bomber Mother Ship

This is an original press photo. Start of Historic Flight - An X15 rocker plane is dropped from its B52 bomber mother ship about 45,000 feet above the California Desert today to begin its assault on the world's altitude record. Major Robert M. White has just ignited the engine. He took the plane built by North American to a new record height of 131,000 feet almost 25 miles. Photo measures 9 x 6.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-12-1960.

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1960 XLR-99 Jet Engine X-15 Plane Edwards AFB Press Photo
You are bidding on an original press photo of XLR-99 Jet Engine X-15 Plane Edwards AFB . Photo measures 7 x 9 inches and is dated 11/12/1960.

Please note that this item is a collectible vintage photograph, not the item(s) depicted in it, and carries no transfer of copyright for republication or reproduction.























1961 Press Photo Joe Walker pilots his three sons through a reading session

This is an original press photo. Down from the skies, Joe Walker pilots his three sons through a reading session. The boys, left to right, are Joe, 18 months; Jimmy, 8, and Tommy, 10. They live in a redwood house which Joe built, 35 miles out in the deser
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1961 Press Photo Edwards AFB, CA: Project Mercury X-15 Capsule Undergoes Tests

This is an original press photo. Edwards AFB, CA -- The Project Mercury capsule may put the first man in space, but America's first "true" manned space flight will be made in a small sleek airplane, the X-15, now undergoing extensive tests. Below, the X-15 is shown landing after completing a 10-minute test flight. Photo measures 8.25 x 6.75 inches. Photo is dated 2-27-1961.

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1961Maj Bob White after flying the X15 rocketpalne Press Photo - RSH90265


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 6.5 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 03-03-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Maj Bob White besides X15 Rocket Plane, setting new speed recd

This is an original press photo. Maj Bob White stands beside the nose of the X15 Rocket Plane at Edwards Air Force Base, California, a few minutes after landing following a record flight of 2,650 miles an hour today. Air friction heated the skin of the ship to an estimated 700 degrees and turned a special heat-indicating paint on the nose from green to blue, yellow, black and brown as the temperature increased. Note rings on nose. Airplanes- Records Photo measures 7 x 9.75inches. Photo is dated 03-7-1961.

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1961 Wire Photo Maj. Bob White stands beside the nose of the x15 rocket plane


This is an original press photo. Maj. Bob White stands beside the nose of the x15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.Photo measures 8 x 10inches. Photo is dated 03-17-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Major Robert White Gives Sign After Record in X-15 Rocket

This is an original press photo. Flight was in an experimental X-15 rocket plane which carried him to a new world record.Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 03-07-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Air Force Major Bob White heads to conference at Edwards Base

This is an original press photo. Air Force Maj. Bob Whtite heads for a news conference at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after rocketing the X15 plane to a record speed of 2,650 miles an hour in a warmup for fringe-of-space flights later this year. It was 375 mph faster than the ship has ever been flown.Photo measures 5.25 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 3-7-1961.

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1961 Press Photo X15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base for a test flight

This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., March 7--Off To New Speed Records--the X15 rocket plane hangs from the wing of its B52 mothership as it leaves Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., today for a warm-up test flight that carried it to a new record speed of 2,650 miles an hour. The X15 was dropped from the B52 when the latter reached an elevation of 45,000 feet. In the subsequent eight-minute flight, Maj. Bob White took the X15 up to 77,000 feet while reaching the 2,650-m.p.h. speed. Photo measures 9.25 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 03-08-1961.

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1961 Press Photo X15 Test Pilot Joe Walker at Edward AFB in CA Press Conference

This is an original press photo. Test Pilot Joe Walker tells newsmen at Edwards Air Force Base, California, today that his flight record 31 miles altitude in the X15 Rocket ship was a cliffhanger all the way. He said the rocket engine quit after the plane was dropped from the B52 mother ship and that he encountered buffeting forces on the way down. Airplane- Rockets- X-15Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 03-30-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Test Pilot Joe Walker at nose of X15 rocket ship - spx07461

This is an original press photo. Test Pilot Joe Walker stands at the nose of the X15 rocket ship after taking it to a record altitude of 31 miles for manned flight over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., today. The flight was one of a series leading to the plane's climaxing attempt to soar to 100 miles altitude and 4000 miles per hour. Its maximum speed today was about 2,590 mph.Photo measures 7.25 x 9.75inches. Photo is dated 03-31-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Rocket Man Joe Walker and others in front of X-15, Edwards AFB

This is an original press photo. The X-15 rocket ship soared to a record altitude of 31 miles in a manned flight over Edwards Air Force Base in California Thursday. Test pilot Joe Walker stood before the X-15 after the flight. Photo measures 8 x 8.75 inches. Photo is dated 03-31-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Maj Bob White after flying the X15 rocketplane - RSH90263


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 6.5 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 04-04-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Pilot Joseph A Walker record breaking flight in X-15 rocket

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 04-13-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Maj. Robert White after flying the X-15 Rocket Plane.

This is an original press photo. Greeted by Gen. John Carpenter at Edwards Air Force BAse Calif.Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 04-21-1961.

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1961 Press Photo NASA Test Pilot Joe Walker climbing out of X15 plane at Edwards

This is an original press photo. Test Pilot Joe Walker climbs out of the X15 experimental rocket ship at Edwards Air Force Base, California, today after pushing it to a speed of 3,370 miles an hour in another of a series of flights aiming at an eventual speed of 4000 miles an hour. Only astronaut Alan Shepard of the USA and Yuri Gagarin of Russia have traveled faster. Airplanes- Rockets - X15Photo measures 6.75 x 9.5inches. Photo is dated 05-25-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Edwards AFB Calif test pilot Joe Walker for X-15 rocket plane

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 05-26-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Test Pilot Joe Walker piloted the X-15 Rocket Plane

This is an original press photo. Test Pilot Joe Walker tells newsmen at Edwards Air Force Base Calif. "We Could have gone faster" after piloting the X15 Rocket Plane to a record 3,370 miles an hour. He said it got unusually warm in the cockpit indicating air friction was heating the plane to record temperature. Walker said he increased the flow of nitrogen coolant through his pressure suit and never was uncomfortable. Photo measures 6.75 x 9.5 inches. Photo is dated 05-26-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Maj Bob White steps out of X15 Rocket after setting speed recd


This is an original press photo. Air Force Maj Bob White is helped from the Rocket-powered X15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California today after he streaked to a new speed mark of 3,690 miles an hour. The speed was only 310 miles an hour short of the X15's goal of 4,000 miles an hour, needed to reach its designed altitude of 250,000 feet. Airplanes- Rockets- X15 Photo measures 6.75 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 06-23-1961. 
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1961 Press Photo Air Force Major Bob White Sets Record - RRV37965

Photo measures 10 x 8 in. Edwards Air Force Base; Sets a new speed mark in the rocket powered X15

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1961 Press Photo U.S. Air Force X-15 Rocket Ship Under B-52 Bomber - mjm07540

This is an original press photo. United States Air Force, planes, research. Locked under the wing of a B-52 bomber, the X-15 rocket ship rides toward its launching point. At a signal from the monitoring system on the ground, it will fall rapidly 4,000 feet. After the pilot takes over, it will zoom to an altitude of 50 miles. Space, X-15.Photo measures 7 x 10inches. Photo is dated 06-25-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Major Bob White Leaving the X-15 Set New Record 3690 MPH


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 7-5-1961.

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1961 Press Photo NASA Pilot Joe Walker After X15 Rocket Plane Speed Record

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 09-12-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Chief Space Agency X15 Pilot Joe Walker, Edwards AFB, Ca.

This is an original press photo. Chief Space Agency pilot Joe Walker (shown here in 1961 filer) rocketed January 17, 1963 the X15 at five times the speed of sound 51 miles into the dark blue reaches of space--the second highest altitude yet flown by the hyper-sonic "manned missile." Photo measures 9 x 7 inches. Photo is dated --1961.

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1961 Press Photo Pilot Joe Walker after flying X15 rocket plane at Edwards base.


This is an original press photo. I was getting hungry, so I came back in a hurry, was the explanation offered by Test Pilot Joe Walker after flying X15 rocket plane at speed of 3,645 miles an hour to set world record at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Here he leaves the ship.Photo measures 5 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 09-14-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Major Robert White And His Son Gregory - nee75566

This is an original press photo. Major Robert White and his son Gregory at Edwards Air Force Base, California.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 9-14-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Vice Pres. Lyndon Johnson inspect cockpit of the X-15 rocket

 This is an original press photo. With X-15 Pilot Major Robert White Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 10-04-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Air Force Maj.Gen Robert White climbs from X-15 Rocket Plane.

This is an original press photo. After flying 40 miles above earth in a hert pounding record ride to the threshold of space. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 10-11-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Air Force Major Robert White & X-15 Rocket Plane - nee75293

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 10-11-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Air Force Maj. Bob White - ora97357

This is an original press photo. Air Force Maj. Bob White Photo measures 7.25 x 8.75inches. Photo is dated 10-12-1961.
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1961 Press Photo X15 Experimental Rocket under the wing of a huge B52 Bomber


This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, California October 12. - Heading 40 miles - The X15 Experimental Racket Plane is cuddled under the wing (left ) of a huge B52 bomber as it was carried aloft yesterday at the start of its record 40 mile high flight. After its release by Mother ship Maj. Bob White of the Air Force piloted the X15 at bullet speed to its new altitude record for winged aircraft. White landed the rocket at Edwards Air Force Base Calif. Photo measures 9 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 10-12-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Test Pilot Joe Walker sets world speed record on X15 Rocket

This is an original press photo. Test Pilot Joe Walker tells newsmen how he piloted the X15 Rocket Ship to a world speed record for winged aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, yesterday. Walker's 3,920 miles an hour eclipsed the mark of 3,647 set last week in an X15 piloted by Air Force Maj Bob White. Airplanes- RocketPhoto measures 6.5 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 10-18-1961.
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1961 Press Photo Pilot Jacqueline Cochran & USAF Maj Robert White in CA

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 10-20-1961.
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1961 Press Photo X15 rocket plane at release, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, California, November 2--How B52 Crew sees X15--This is the way the B52 carrier plane crew sees the X15 rocket plane at the moment of release for another flight to the edge of space. The sleek black research plane has been poised for a week to attempt an all-out speed flight of 4,100 miles an hour but weather and technical difficulties have intervened. The latest postponement occurred today. United States Air Force -Planes- Research Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-02-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Jack McKay & other X15 test pilots in Hollywood movie preview

This is an original press photo. Four test pilots who fly the X15 Rocket Plane drink a toast as they pose with a model of the ship in Hollywood last night at a party following the press preview of a movie called the X15. The pilots were guest of Howard W Koch, executive producer of the movie. Left to right: Jack McKay, Commander Forrest Petersen, Joe Walker and Neil Armstrong. Walker is expected to be at the controls when the X15 goes up for a new altitude record. Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 11-11-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Maj, Robert White In The Rocket Ship At Air Force Base

This is an original press photo. Maj, Robert White in the rocket ship at Air Force Base, California.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 11-16-1961.
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1961 Press Photo test pilot Joe Walker controls Moon landing vehicle - spa90875

This is an original press photo. With test pilot Joe Walker at the controls, the United States space agency's new Moon landing vehicle soars to an altitude of 30 feet - its highest yet in five test flights - during a test at Edwards Air Force Base in California today. The vehicle is lifted by thrust of a jet airplane engine mounted point-down at center. The craft is being developed to land men on the Moon's surface before the end of this decade.Photo measures 8.5 x 5.75inches. Photo is dated 11-25-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Pres. John F. Kennedy receives I-15 model at the White House


This is an original press photo. President Kennedy receives a model of the I-15 after presenting the Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to the three pilots who have flown the rocket-powered research vehicle. Shown during the White House ceremony 11/28 are, Left to right: The President; A. Scott Crossfield, Research Test Pilot for North American Aviation; Joseph A. Walker, Chief Engineer and Test Pilot for NASA; and Major Robert M. White, USAF. Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-28-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Pres Kennedy present Harmon Trophy to Crossfield Walker & White


This is an original press photo. President John Kennedy presents Aviation Trophy- Harmon Aviation trophy goes to Crossfield, Walker and White. Airplane- Rockets- X-15Photo measures 7.25 x 6.75inches. Photo is dated 11-29-1961. 
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1961 Press Photo President Kennedy presents Harmon Int. Trophy honoring Aviators


This is an original press photo. Washington - President Kennedy shakes hands with 12 year old Tommy Crossfield after presenting the boy's father, A. Scott Crossfield, research test pilot for North American Aviation, with the Harmon international trophy for aviators in a ceremony at the White House. Crossfield was one of 3 pilots so honored. In center is Paul Crossfield,. In background, LTR: Joseph W. Crosby, president, Thiekel Company, and Harrison A. Storms, president, Space and Information System Division, North American Aviation. Kennedy John F. and others - Groups. Photo measures 9 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 11-29-1961.

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1961 Press Photo Mrs. Joe Walker watches X-15 plane through binoculars

This is an original press photo. Binoculars ready, Mrs. Joe Walker watches for a glimpse of the X-15 plane in which her husband streaks across the sky from Edwards air force base, Calif. He is training for an early effort to fly faster than man ever has g
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1962 Press Photo Test Pilot Joe Walker beside X15 after flying the Rocket Ship

This is an original press photo. Test Pilot Joe Walker beside X15 after flying the Rocket Ship to an altitude of 48 1/2 miles. Eventually it may climb to 109 miles in continuing research for manned space flights. Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 04-30-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Maj Bob White ,X15 pilot in egg shaped chair - RSH90267


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 6.5 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 06-06-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Air Force Maj. Bob White steps from the X-15 skyrocketed.

This is an original press photo. At Edward Air Base Calif. Photo measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 06-21-1962.
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1962 Press Photo Air Force Maj Robert M White after zooming the X15 rocket plane

This is an original press photo. Airplanes, Pilots - Air Force Maj. Robert M. White peels off his gloves today after zooming the X15 rocket plane to a record 250,000 feet -- 47.3 miles -- over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. In tones of awe, he radioed "What a view, it's just tremendous," as he arced weightless at the peak of his climb.Photo measures 6.75 x 9.5inches. Photo is dated 06-21-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Maj. Robert White Boards X15 To Break World Altitude Record


This is an original press photo. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 7-7-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Air Force Major Bob White in News Conference after Space Flight


This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif - Air Force Maj. Bob White, who yesterday flew the X15 more than 58 miles into space, tells newsmen about the "scrap of paper" he saw tumbling in space. He said he had no explanation for the mysterious object he saw floating past his window. White said the object, about the size of his hand, appeared to be no more than 30 to 40 feet away and was a dirty grey in color.Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 07-18-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Andrews Air Force Base Air Force Major Bob White who reached a

This is an original press photo. new world record altitude of 50 miles with his wife and another pilot Joe WalkerPhoto measures 9 x 7inches. Photo is dated 07-18-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Andrews AFB CalifMaj Bob White, wife, Joe Walker

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 07-18-1962.

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1962 Press Photo Air force Major Bob White after he received his astronaut wings

This is an original press photo. Washington- Air force Major Bob White was about to get a kissed from his wife after receiving his astronaut wings in a ceremony at the Pentagon.Photo measures 7.25 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 07-19-1962.
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1962 Press Photo Major Robert White accepts Collier Trophy at White House


This is an original press photo. Cord-setting X15 pilot Maj. Robert M. White accepts the Collier Trophy which President Kennedy presented to him and three other X15 fliers in a ceremony at White House. Three who red award stand behind White: Scott Crossfield, Joseph Walker and Navy Comdr. Forrest Forrest Petersen.Photo measures 6.75 x 6.5inches. Photo is dated 7-19-1962.

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1962 Press Photo The X-15 rocket plane carried aloft by a B-52 mother plane

This is an original press photo. This photo, taken during tests last March 25th, shows the X-15 rocket plane being carried aloft under the right wing of its B-52 mother plane, In this same manner, Dyna Soar gliders will be lifted to an altitude fro drop tests over Edwards Air Force base Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 07-21-1962.

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This is an original press photo. Please see the included scans of the photo for additional information and condition. Photo measures 7 x 9.25inches. Photo is dated 09-17-1962.
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1962 Press Photo Space Agency test pilot James McKay survives X-15 plane crash

This is an original press photo. James McKay, space agency test pilot stands in front of the X15 rocket plane which turned over during an emergency landing at Mud Lake, Nevada, today. McKay was removed alive.Photo measures 8 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 11-09-1962.

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1962 Press Photo The 1960 'In Air' Photo Shows the X-15 Nose & Pilot Compartment

This is an original press photo. Pilot John McKay is at the controls.Photo measures 9 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated --1962.

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1962 Press Photo X-15 Rocket Ship on its Back After Flipping Over Twice

This is an original press photo. Dual nose wheel collapsed during an emergency landing. Test Pilot John McKay suffered only minor injuries.Photo measures 9 x 6.5inches. Photo is dated --1962.

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1962 Press Photo Officials examines wreckage of X-15 at Mud Lake Nevada


This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, California Nov. 9. - Officials examine wreckage of X-15. Officials examine wreckage of a X-15 flipped over during an emergency landing at Mud Lake Nevada with Space Agency Test Pilot John McKay at the controls. The plane developed power failure and McKay set her down perfectly when the landing gear broke flipping it over on it's back. McKay was only slightly injured. Photo measures 8 x 6.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-09-1962.

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1962 Press Photo X15 airplane-Space Science Fair - cvo02148

This is an original press photo. This exciting view of the Space Science Fair shows the X15 rocket plane, the Rogallo paraglider, a Mercury parachute and a Gemini space capsule mockupPhoto measures 11.5 x 11.25inches. Photo is dated 11-22-1962.
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1962 Press Photo Edwards AFB, California-The United Stated Air Force X15 Rocket


This is an original press photo. Edwards AFB California-The sensation of flying the world's fastest plane, the X15 rocket ship is comparable to being shot out of a cannon. In about 90 seconds, the pilot zooms from subsonic speed to faster than perhaps 4500 miles per hour. In 10 minutes the pilot is back on the ground. Here the X15 leaves the belly of B52 in this 1962 file photo. Photo measures 10 x 8.75 inches. Photo is dated --1962.

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1963 Press Photo NASA test pilot Joe Walker in 1961 - lrx01165

This is an original press photo. Walker flew the world's first two space plane flights in 1963, thereby becoming the United States' seventh man in space. Walker was a Captain in the United States Air Force, an American World War II pilot, an experimental physicist, a NASA test pilot, and a member of the U.S. Air Force Man In Space Soonest spaceflight program. His two X-15 experimental rocket aircraft flights in 1963 that exceeded the Kármán line – the altitude of 100 kilometres (62 miles), generally considered to mark the threshold of outer spacePhoto measures 8.75 x 5.25 inches. Photo is dated 01-17-1963.

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1963 Press Photo Capt Joe Engle & Milton Thompson to make first flights in X-15

This is an original press photo. Capt Joe Engle & Milton Thompson to make first flights in X-15. Photo measures 9 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 06-20-1963.

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1963 Press Photo Air Force Major Robert White tells experience to newsmen


This is an original press photo. Air Force Maj. Robert M. White tells newsmen of his experience after qualifying as an astronaut by flying the rocket ship X15 to a record 58.7 miles altitude at Edwards Air Force Base in California today. Any flight 50 miles or higher qualifies the voyager as an astronaut. White is the first to qualify in a winged plane.Photo measures 6 x 10.25inches. Photo is dated 7-17-1963.

Part Number: spw12468

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1963 Press Photo X-15 rocket pilot Joe Walker reaches new altitude record

This is an original press photo. Joseph Albert "Joe" Walker flew the world's first two space plane flights in 1963, thereby becoming the United States' seventh man in space. Walker was a Captain in the United States Air Force, an American World War II pilot, an experimental physicist, a NASA test pilot, and a member of the U.S. Air Force Man In Space Soonest spaceflight program. His two X-15 experimental rocket aircraft flights in 1963 that exceeded the Kármán line – the altitude of 100 kilometres (62 miles), generally considered to mark the threshold of outer space – qualified him as an astronaut under the rules of the U.S. Air Force.Photo measures 9.25 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 07-19-1963.

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1963 Press Photo Joseph M. Walker, Pilot of X-15 - mjw02216

This is an original press photo. Joseph M. Walker, Pilot of X-15 Photo measures 8 x 8.75 inches. Photo is dated 07-20-1963.

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1963 Press Photo Test pilot Joe Walker sets new World Airplane Altitude Record

This is an original press photo. Edwards AFB California, Civilian test pilot Joe Walker is shown here 7/19 just prior to setting a new world aircraft altitude record of about 67 miles in the X-15 Rocket Ship. "It was the smoothest flight I ever had," Walker reported after his flight that surpassed the previous mark of 59.6 miles. The old mark was set last year by Air Force Major Bob White. Photo measures 7 x 8.5 inches. Photo is dated 7-20-1963.

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1963 Press Photo US Air Force to display X15 rocket aircraft, Grant County Fair

This is an original press photo. The US Air Force will display an X15 rocket aircraft at the four-day Grant County Fair, which opens at Moses Lake on Thursday. Tentative plans also call for appearance of the mounted craft in the annual Grant County Grand Parade at 10am Saturday. The craft holds records of altitude, 350,000 feet or 66.3 miles and speed, 3,866 mph. It is used in manned space-flight research.Photo measures 9.5 x 7inches. Photo is dated 8-12-1963.
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1963 Press Photo Captain Joe H. Engle, flies space probing rocket research plane

This is an original press photo. ACP100-10/8/63-Edwards Air Force Base, Calif: Capt. Joe H. Engle, 31, Sherman, Kansas, the Air Force's newest and youngest X-15 pilot landed 10/7 after his first flight in the space probing rocket research plane. During the eight minute familiarization flight Engle flew the plane to 77,000 feet and a top speed of 2,795 mph. He is the eighth man to fly the world's fastest and highest-flying winged aircraft. Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-08-1963.

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1963 Press Photo X-15 Pilot Joseph A. Walker - mja27974

This is an original press photo. X-15 Pilot Joseph A. WalkerPhoto measures 7 x 9inches. Photo is dated 10-20-1963.
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1964 Press Photo Modified X15A-2 rocket research plane at Edwards Air Force Base

This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.,Feb. 25--Modified X15--This is the X15A-2, a modified version of the rocket research plane, sporting additional external fuel tanks and a new three-paneled windshield. The modified research ship was turned over to NASA by the Air Force at ceremonies yesterday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Photo measures 9.5 x 5.25 inches. Photo is dated 02-26-1964.

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1964 Press Photo X-15 Pilot Major Robert Rushworth Honors Alabama Delegates

This is an original press photo. Alabama Delegates Honored As VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) "All Americans" ...X-15 Pilot Major Robert Rushworth, third from left, congratulates Joe Palumbo, Quinton Bowers and Bill Camp, first, second and fourth from left. Photo measures 8.25 x 6.25 inches. Photo is dated 08-29-1964.

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1984 Press Photo Test pilot Joseph Walker at controls of lunar landing research

This is an original press photo. Test pilot Joseph A. Walker was at the controls of the lunar landing research vehicle as it climbed on a test flight at Edwards air force base in California. The vehicle is used to study procedures for a manned lunar landing.Photo measures 8.25 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 11-5-1984.
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1965 Press Photo An experimental rocket plane, X-15 approaches runway


This is an original press photo. A United States experimental rocket plane (X-15) approaches runway United States-Air Force-Planes-Research Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches. Photo is dated 05-06-1965.

Part Number: mjm09586

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1965 Press Photo Famed pilot A. Scott Crossfield & others discuss space projects


This is an original press photo. A. Scott Crossfield (center), internationally famed pilot and first man to fly the X-15 rocket airplane, discussed current space projects with Jackson M. Balch, Site Manager of the Mississippi Test Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Marshall Space Flight Center. Crossfield, a former chief test pilot and winner of many of the nation's top aviation honors, is now Director of Test and Quality Assurance for the Space and Information Systems Division of North American Aviation, Inc., in California. He and W.F. Ezell (left), Acting Assistant Director of S-&ID, were at MTF in connection with forthcoming static testing there of S-II rocket stages and engines being built by their firm for NASA. Photo measures 10 x 8 inches. Photo is dated 6-1-1965.

Part Number: noa78014

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1965 Press Photo A. Scott Crossfield with Jackson M. Balch and W. F. Ezell

This is an original press photo. A. Scott Crossfield (center), internationally famed pilot and first man to fly the X-15 rocket airplane, discussed current space projects with Jackson M. Balch, Site Manager of the Mississippi Test Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Marshall Space Flight Center. Crossfield, a former chief test pilot and winner of many of the nation's top aviation honors, is now Director of North American Aviation, Inc. in California. W. F. Ezell (left) Acting Assistant Director of S&ID, were at MTF in connection with forthcoming static testing there of 8-II rocket stages and engines being built by their firm for NASA.Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 06-16-1965.

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1965 Press Photo New York Edwards CA NASA pilots Capt Wm Knight, Wm Dana NYC

 This is an original press photo. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced today the addition of two new pilots Capt William J Knight and William H Dana to the joint NASA-USAF X15 research program. Dana is a civilian pilot engineer for NASA's flight research center and Knight is from the Air Force Flight Test Center. Edwards AFB Both pilots are expected to make their first flights in the rocket powered aircraft later this yearPhoto measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 07-26-1965.
Historic Images Part Number: neny19154
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1965 Press Photo X-15 Number 2 test flight, Edwards air force base, California

This is an original press photo. X-15 Number 2 will be test flown Friday from Edwards air force base in California. The flight will be the first air check of a tank ejection procedure and recovery systems. The 1,800 pound tanks will be jettisoned and parachuted to the ground. United States-Air Force-Planes-Research Photo measures 8.5 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 10-28-1965.

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1965 Press Photo X15 Rocket Plane underneath the wing of the B52 Bomber

This is an original press photo. Edwards Air Force Base, California Nov. 3 - Testing for 5,000 MPH - An X15 rocket plane carrying two huge external fuel tanks underneath the wing of B52 bomber as in this picture made its first flight today with the new tanks in place. With Lt. Col. Robert Rushworth dropped the empty tanks by parachute to the desert. The tanks are designed to eventually increase the X15 speed to 5,000 miles an hour. Today's flight with no fuel in the tanks was at 1,432 mph. Photo measures 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Photo is dated 11-03-1965.

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1966 Press Photo NASA's Experimental Rocket Plane X-19 land at North Las Vegas

This is an original press photo. Las Vegas Nevada-NASA's Experimental Rocket Plane the X19 made an emergency landing on a dry Lake about 80 miles North of Las vega. The X-15 based at Edwards AFB Calif. appeared undamaged. Marks show its path as the pilot brought it to a stop just at the edge of the lake near the ghost town of Delamar Photo measures 8 x 10 inches. Photo is dated 05-06-1966.

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1966 Press Photo Air Force Plane Crash, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. - mjw00171

This is an original press photo. An F-104 Air Force chase plane, with veteran test pilot Joe Walker at the controls, went down in flames over the Mojave desert in California Wednesday after colliding with the giant XB-70A research bomber. The bomber also

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1967 Press Photo Major William J. Knight of US Air Force escorted from X15.

This is an original press photo. Major William J. Knight of US Air Force escorted from X15, background at Edwards AFB, Calif., yesterday, after piloting the craft to a new record of 4,534 MPH. Knight flew the plane almost seven times the speed of sound in his eight minute flight.Photo measures 10 x 7.25inches. Photo is dated 10-04-1967.
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1967 Press Photo Accidents - Wreckage of an X-15 rocket plane near Edward Base.

This is an original press photo. Lying on the California desert near Edward Air Force Base is the mangled wreckage of an X-15 rocket plane which went out of control and crashed Wednesday during a routine research flight. The pilot, Maj. Michael J. Adams, 37, was killed after he apparently lost control while bringing the plane down from and altitude of 265,000 feet.Photo measures 9 x 8inches. Photo is dated 11-16-1967.

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1969 Press Photo X-15 research aircraft, joint USAF and NASA project - sbx05698

This is an original press photo. Photo measures 10 x 8.25inches. Photo is dated 04-27-1969.

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1961 Actor Charles Bronson & Test Pilot Bob White, X-15 Rocket Plane Press PhotoYou are bidding on an original 8 x 10 press photo of Actor Charles Bronson & Test Pilot Bob White, X-15 Rocket Plane.  
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1964 Press Photo Ralph Taeger And Lisabeth Hush Play Married Couple In 'X-15'

This is an original press photo. GROUNDED TEST PILOT - Lisabeth Hush and Ralph Taeger play a married couple deeply involved in the dangerous testing of an experimental plane in "X-15" on ABC-TV's "The Sunday Night Movie" Sunday, December 13 (9-11 p.m., ES

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