File:X-2 Accident 8189.jpg
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English: On September 27, 1956, Captain Milburn G. "Mel" Apt piloted the Bell X-2 research aircraft and set a speed record of 2,094 mph (3,370 km/h), the first human to fly faster than Mach 3. After setting the record, he lost control of the aircraft and crashed in the desert near Edwards Air Force Base. He was unable to extricate himself from the cockpit of his escape capsule before it hit the desert floor. |
Date | Taken on 27 September 1956 |
Source | National Archives and Records Administration (St. Louis) and Air Force Flight Test Center History Office. Retrieved from https://www.bellx-2.com/photoalbum/6674-final-flight/content/X-2_Accident_8189_large.html |
Author | US Air Force photographer |
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Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 240 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 16:14, 9 June 2021 |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:42, 27 November 2006 |
Color space | sRGB |
Date metadata was last modified | 11:14, 9 June 2021 |
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Unique ID of original document | xmp.did:608A7150182068118A6DF49EC476D509 |
IIM version | 4 |