Test Pilot Scott Crossfield climbs into cockpit of X-15, as spectators are assembled to witness its first free flight. A NB-52B Stratofortress taxis and takes off with the rocket powered X-15 under its wing. X-15 detaches from the B-52, and drops towards the earth as Crossfield tests its behavior in flight. View of X-15 nose wheel turning during landing. 'North American Aviation Inc' stenciled on fuselage. The X-15 exhibits an extreme high pitch angle as it comes in for a successful landing on the Rogers Dry Lake Bed in the Mojave Desert.
View of a North American X-15 landing on a Rogers dry lake bed runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The camera follows the X-15 as it approaches in nose-high attitude and shows ground contact of its main skids and of its nose gear as it is lowered. The camera continues tracking the X-15 along the runway until it comes to a stop.
Mating of rocket powered aircraft X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. A crewman kneels down and works on top of X-15. Crewman stands and works. He closes the canopy of X-15 cockpit. Three men near X-15. One has a check list of North American Aviation in his hand. A group of engineers or technicians gathers around an unidentified object on ground. Canopy is opened by one of the technician. Tail assembly shows some of the controls. One of the crewmen stands by the nose of X-15. X-15 nose wheel sits on hoist. X-15 nose wheel sitting on hoist as one of the inspectors gets up and walks out. A nose wheel after being raised but still sits on the hoist before hoist is lowered. A tail gear of X-15 sits on hoist and men work around it.
Annual report of X-15. Pilots stand in front of X-15. U.S. Navy Commander Peterson in front of X-15. NASA Researcher pilot Jack McKay. USAF Captain Rushworth stands in front of X-15. NASA pilot Neil Armstrong in front of X-15. All the X-15 pilots stand in front of X-15. NB-52A Stratofortress shows rear view of X-15 mounted on pylon underneath wing of aircraft and vapors come out from the tail of X-15. Nose of X-15 inscribed with 'X-15 North American Aviation'. Pilot in window of X-15 hanging underneath NB-52A while aircraft is in flight. C-104B Starfighter in flight to left. Chase plane shows NB-52A with X-15 in flight to the right and followed by F-104. Nose of X-15 under Nb-52A in flight to right. Spectators look towards the sky. Contrails of NB-52A. Several chase planes and X-15 in flight to left. Spectators and USAF officers look up in the sky. Chase plane shows NB-52A with X-15 in flight and producing large contrails. Nose of X-15 hanging beneath wing of NB-52A in flight. Pilot in helmet and mack in X-15. NB-52A looking at rear view of X-15 with XLR-99 engine hanging from wing of NB-52A in flight. F-104B in flight to left. NB-52A with X-15 in flight and makes large contrails. Scott Crossfield wearing helmet and mask. Nose of X-15 under wing of NB-52A in flight. NB-52A shows a rear view of X-15 with XLR-99 engine under wing of NB-52A. Scott Crossfield eyes and he is wearing helmet and mask in X-15. Chase plane shows NB-52A in flight, releases X-15 and X-15 drops away and in flight. Pilots helmet van be seen from the window of X-15. X-15 in flight and leaves large contrail. Spectators on ground look up. Contrail from X-15 while in flight. Scott Crossfield in helmet and mask. Scott Crossfield seated on a table and interviewed by press personnel.
First flight of X-15 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. North American ground control vehicle moves out of the camera. B-52 with X-15 under right wing at flight line in the background. B-52 with X-15 taxis towards runway. X-15 attached in the right wing of B-52. Insignia of United States. A hangar in the background. B-52 taxis. B-52 with X-15 takes off and contrails come out from B-52.
United States and South Vietnamese soldiers defend Kontum during the Nguyen Hue Campaign of the Vietnam War. A South Vietnamese officer questions Montagnard refugees on a road. U.S. soldiers watch as he talks to the refugee man and woman with a child. American and South Vietnamese officers inspect a captured North Vietnamese map. The map spread on the bonnet of a military vehicle. A photograph of a Vietnamese woman near the map.
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