First X-15 glide flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A title 'The North American X-15 Research Plane'. X-15 attached on the right wing of B-52 Stratofortress. Pilot Scott Crossfield conferring with North American officials. Pilot Scott Crossfield climbs up the ladder. A man takes a picture in the background. Pilot in a cockpit wears helmet and flying clothes. The canopy is closed. B-52 with X-15 takes off. Insignia of United States. B-52 with X-15 in flight. Officials look at B-52 with X-15 while in flight. X-15 attached in the wing of B-52. Contrail left by N-52. A weather truck in the background. B-52 in flight with F-104 Starfighter in right. X-15 with pilot in cockpit. X-15 released from B-52. X-15 in flight to the left of B-52. X-15 in flight over mountainous area. X-15 in flight followed by B-52. An official looks with a telescope. X-15 in flight. X-15 in flight followed by B-52. Aerial and ground view of the rough landing. X-15 lands and taxis. People take pictures. Crash alert crew approach X-15 after landing.
D-588-2 Sky Rocket at Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base) in California. D-588-2 Sky Rocket is pushed out of a hangar. Insignia of United States. Radar in the background. A rudder of D-588-2 Sky Rocket. Men stand behind the rudder. Landing gear and nose of D-588-2. A man stands on the right wing of Sky Rocket. The cockpit of the Sky Rocket is open. D-588-2 Sky Rocket fueled. D-5882 ground crew prepares to service. Two men work under the right wing.
D-588-2 Sky Rocket at Muroc Air Base (later Edwards Air Force Base) in California. Ground crewmen around the cockpit of D-588-2 Sky Rocket. A man in a cockpit. A crewman stands on a ladder. A rudder of D-588-2. Insignia of United States. Men around D-588-2 Sky Rocket. The cockpit is closed. Front hatch is open. Man seated in plane nose of D-588-2. A man on a ladder. Ground crewmen around plane. Flame for rocket burns up.
X-15 first powered flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California. X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress in flight. X-15 under the right wing of B-52. Insignia of United States on B-52. The rear of X-15. Contrails comes out from X-15. It is released from B-52. X-15 in flight. A pilot in the cockpit. The jet engine of B-52.
X-15 first powered flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California. B-52 Stratofortress with chase planes in flight. Contrails left out by the planes. X-15 in flight and climbs up. Contrails left out by the X-15. A chase plane behind it. The chase plane flies above and over X-15. X-15 flies over mountains. It lands on a dry lake bed and taxis. An unidentified plane taxis in background.
X-15 first powered flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California. X-15 in flight with other chase planes. It flies over the mountains and lands. It taxis on a dry lake bed. Contrails comes out from the engine of X-15. A Piasecki H-21 helicopter hovers over it. Cars and vans approach X-15 after it lands.
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