USAF Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager pilot of the Bell X-1, October 14, 1947.  On October 14, 1…

USAF Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager pilot of the Bell X-1, October 14, 1947.  On October 14, 194…

USAF pilot Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager stand next to the Bell X-1 after he flew the speed of sou…

USAF Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager pilot of the Bell X-1 stands next to aircraft after historic fli…

 Technicians servicing the Bell Aircraft  X-1 in preparation for a flight. On October 14, 1947, …

Technicians servicing the Bell X-1 in preparation for a flight. The X-1 is mated with the Boeing B-2…

The third X-1 (46-064), known as "Queenie," is mated to the EB-50A (46-006) at Edwards AFB, Californ…

The Bell Aircraft X-1-2 Sitting on the ramp at NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station with the Boei…

A roll-out of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, bomber with the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 mated a…

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 sits on the Rogers Dry Lakebed at Muroc Air Force Base, Californ…

 The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 and two of the NACA pilots that flew the aircraft. The one on …

 The Bell Aircraft X-1-1 (#46-062) in flight. The shock wave pattern in the exhaust plume is visibl…

Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 series aircraft on display at an Open House at NACA Muroc Flight Test …

 The Bell Aircraft X-1-2 aircraft on the ramp at NACA High Speed Flight Research Station located on…

Bell Aircraft  X-1aircraft cockpit instruments display. The gages reflecting the airplane's paramet…

This photo appears to depict the design of the X-1E canopy, the X-1-2 was modified. The modification…

NACA research pilot John Griffith is leaning out the hatch of the X-1 #2. Surrounding him (left to r…

Bell X-1 team members and USAF Pilots. From Left to Right: Joseph Vensel, Head of Operations; Gerald…

 Jack Russell, head of the rocket shop preparing to do pressurization tests on the XLR-11 rocket en…

 NACA High Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB South Base. Aircraft are (left to right): D-558-2, D…

Bell X-1-2 aircraft parked on ramp with crew Left to right: Edwin R. Edwards, Bud Rogers, Henry "Ken…

 NACA test pilot Joseph Walker "Cowboy Joe" and his Bell X-1A Aircraft, a happy Joe was photograp…

 Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager transfers from a B-29 mothership to the Bell X-1 on October 14, 19…

The Bell X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. The X planes had original…