U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Perez of the California Army National
U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Perez of the California Army National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, tosses canned goods into boxes June 23, 2020, at th... More
Close up of Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal statue at Wounded
Close up of Sgt. Maj. Bradley Kasal statue at Wounded Warrior Battalion- West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, August 1, 2018. Kasal received a Navy Cross for heroic actions as a first sergeant du... More
National Public Lands Day U.S. Navy, California
Navy conservation specialist Vanessa Shoblock works with Jackson Kuran and Tyler Russell to build a bat box during National Public Lands Day at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook. Volunteers ... More
Samuel J. Boyce, a pediatrics patient at Naval Medical
Samuel J. Boyce, a pediatrics patient at Naval Medical Center San Diego, pets a three banded armadillo from the San Diego Zoo. The Zoo Express program visits NMCSD throughout the year to raise morale for patien... More
Debbie Brobst, heavy mobile equipment mechanic, works
Debbie Brobst, heavy mobile equipment mechanic, works on a turret for an Amphibious Assault Vehicle, at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, aboard the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logisti... More
Gabriella Posey, 7, daughter of Rachael Posey, spouse,
Gabriella Posey, 7, daughter of Rachael Posey, spouse, paints paper plates using stamps made from potatoes during the Healthy Kids Day hosted by the Armed Services YMCA at Felix Field aboard the Combat Center A... More
Archeologists contracted by the U.S. Navy discovered
Archeologists contracted by the U.S. Navy discovered a small boat carving, or effigy, 90 miles west of San Diego on San Clemente Island on the surface of a newly discovered archeological site July 12, 2013. The... More
Packing a bearing - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAN FRANCISCO - Coast Guard Fireman Brandon Neuhesel, attached to Coast Guard Station San Francisco, packs grease into a wheel bearing from one of the station's boat trailers. The station's area of responsibili... More
Week in the Life - Coast Guard Buoy Depot
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Scott White, a member of the Buoy Depot at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, cleans his tools after finishing a buoy's paint job, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. The paint used is designed to stand up ... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kodjo Bane, 60th Air Refueling
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kodjo Bane, 60th Air Refueling Squadron material management, grabs a helmet during a readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 3, 2019. Travis Airmen are particip... More
West Oakland Lead Remediation Project
OAKLAND, Calif. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Blaine Nibley, a marine science technician at the Pacific Strike Team, inspects one-ton bags of ground fish bone at the West Oakland lead remediation incident command p... More
Mrs. Papp's hand print - Public domain print
Linda Papp, the wife of Coast Guard Commandant Robert J. Papp Jr., pushes her hands into concrete at the grand opening of Training Center Petaluma's Child Development Center, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The new CDC c... More
SSC Pacific works to save endangered species
Dave Lapota, scientist, and Melissa Blando, student data analyst, spawning the endangered black abalone in a restoration effort here at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. (photo by Alan Antcza... More
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26,
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Headquarters Regiment, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, warm their hands over a small fire during a training exercise aboard U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Traini... More
Emma Fitch, 5, daughter of Tyler Fitch, military spouse,
Emma Fitch, 5, daughter of Tyler Fitch, military spouse, places food coloring into milk at the exploding milk station during Condor Elementary School’s annual Science Night, Feb. 9, 2016. The night is held annu... More
A Marine’s cover sits on a bleacher during a question
A Marine’s cover sits on a bleacher during a question and answer portion of a three-day Committed and Engaged Leadership Indoctrination Course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., June 3-5. Maj. Gen... More
A U.S. Marine maintains a tactical vehicle during Mountain
A U.S. Marine maintains a tactical vehicle during Mountain Training Exercise 1-21 at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport, California, Oct. 27, 2020. Motor transportation maintainers wit... More
Los Angeles Air Force Base participates in STEM event at Pt. Vicente E...
U.S. Air Force Capt. Arthur James, from the Military Satellite Communication Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, demonstrates conduction using the heat pipe experiment to students from Pt. Vicente El... More
Navy covers are lined up as selected chief petty officers
Navy covers are lined up as selected chief petty officers prepare for a pinning ceremony in which they will be promoted. After promotion the new chiefs will wear a different cover. The anchors pinning ceremony ... More
Miscellaneous: EC03-0163-16 The mural was created...
EC03-0163-16 The mural was created to celebrate the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright and to commemorate a century of powered flight. Central to the composition is the 1903 Wright Flyer. ''On Dec. 17, 1... More
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden - portrait. NASA public domain image colelction.
Dr. Hugh Latimer Dryden, had many titles after his name in his lifetime. In 1949 he became the director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Dr. Dryden received many accolades and awards b... More
Frank Baron Jr. stands at port-arms circa 1930s. Baron
Frank Baron Jr. stands at port-arms circa 1930s. Baron served as an active duty Marine from 1933 to 1937. (Photo provided by Teri Juybari, one of Baron's granddaughters)
Historical photo of Bataan Death March
Historical photo of Bataan Death March Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pfc. Harold Dickman served in the Marine Corps in 1945
Pfc. Harold Dickman served in the Marine Corps in 1945 during World War II at Camp Pendleton, Calif. After his stint with the Marine Corps, Dickman used his GI Bill of Rights, and now holds a doctorate in clini... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) team is partnering with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Board and the S.F. Health Dep... More
Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from World War II, receives a tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 30. Brian ... More
A small world, smaller Corps: Texas Marines stay together for more tha...
Rudy Villareal, Henry Torres, and Oscar Valenzuela, residents of Barstow, Calif., and former Marines, discuss what life was like when they served in the Marine Corps in the 1940s and '50s. The three Texas nativ... More
NASA P-51D Mustang, Dryden history gallery
EC00-0277-1A white plate on the top of the wing of a restored National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) P-51D Mustang mounts scale airfoil shapes as used by the NACA in the late 1940s for high-speed re... More
Len Maffioli and Damaso Sutis, two retired Marines
Len Maffioli and Damaso Sutis, two retired Marines and Iwo Jima veterans, share stories and laughs with active-duty Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, C... More
During a charity luncheon aboard the USS Peleliu at
During a charity luncheon aboard the USS Peleliu at Naval Base San Diego, President Jimmy Carter speaks about today’s military and how it has changed since he served as a submariner in the late 1940s and 1950s.... More
Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other
Corporal Lynn L. Williams (far right) walks with other Marines during liberty in the 1940s. He is now 87 and resides in Berkeley, Calif.
Marines with Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Calif.,
Marines with Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Calif., practice parachute operations over San Diego in the early 1940s. Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, originally Flight 1, 2nd Air Squadron, Marine Flyin... More
NASA P-51D Mustang, Dryden history gallery
EC00-0277-3Bill Allmon of Las Vegas, Nevada, brought his restored NACA P-51D to a reunion of former NACA employees at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center located at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sept. 1... More
Veterans in blue - An old man sitting on a couch with his hand on his ...
Col. Arthur Fiedler (ret.) has his portrait taken during an interview recapping his time in service during the 1940s 50s, 60s and 70s as an aviator at his home in Oxnard, Calif., June 23, 2015. Fiedler knew he ... More
B-29 mothership with pilots - Payne, Butchart, Walker, Littleton, and ...
This photo shows the B-29 in the background with Dick Payne, Stan Butchart, and Joe Walker standing in front of it, Charles Littleton and John Moise squatting. The Boeing B-29 was the first U.S. aircraft to be ... More
Marine Corps Heroes: Pfc. Harold Gonsalves
In recognition of Hispanic-American heritage month, we highlight World War II Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Harold Gonsalves during World War II. Although there is no way to completely know how events unfolded ... More
1946 - Public domain photogrpaph
Retired Master Gunnery Sgt. James Arthur Brewer was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a Montford Point Marine. As a Montford Point Marine, Brewer, who enlisted in 1946, became one of the Corps... More
Gloriana, a 48-foot schooner and Coast Guard Auxiliary
Gloriana, a 48-foot schooner and Coast Guard Auxiliary platform, patrols the San Francisco Bay. The schooner, built in 1949, is owned and sailed by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Nancy Schimmelman. (U.S. Coast Guard i... More
D-558-1 Skystreak, NASA history collection
E49-090 This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph of the Douglas D-558-1 #3 Skystreak was taken in front of the NACA hangar at South Base, Edwards Air Force. NACA had the color of the Skystreaks changed ... More
D-558-1 on the ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph of the Douglas D-558-1 #3 Skystreak was taken in front of the NACA hangar at South Base, Edwards Air Force. NACA had the color of the Skystreaks changed from red... More
D-558-1 on the ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph of the Douglas D-558-1 #3 Skystreak was taken in front of the NACA hangar at South Base, Edwards Air Force. NACA had the color of the Skystreaks changed from red... More
X-15 landing on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The North American X-15 settles to the lakebed after a research flight from what is now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wing... More
X-38 - First Flight, NASA history collection
Reminiscent of the lifting body research flights conducted more than 30 years earlier, NASA's B-52 mothership lifts off carrying a new generation of lifting body research vehicle--the X-38. The X-38 was designe... More
D-558-2 being towed on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
In this 1949 photograph a D-558-2 is being towed across Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft is still equipped with a jet engine, used for ground takeoffs. On the tail of the Skyrocket is ... More
X-15 mock-up with test pilot Milt Thompson
NASA research pilot Milt Thompson is seen here with the mock-up of X-15 #3 that was later installed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Milton 0. Thompson was a research pilot, Chief... More
X-4 in Flight, NASA history collection
The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station X-4 research aircraft is seen in this 1950s in-flight photograph. The X-4 Bantam, a single-place, low swept-wing, semi-tailless aircraft, was designed and built by No... More
NASA Fleet Aircraft, Dryden history gallery
E-1239 A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The photo includes the X... More
New Southern California fuel system increases Navy’s combat capability...
An aerial view of three above-ground fuel storage tanks that are part of a new, state-of-the-art fuel system at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., Oct. 17, 2020. The above-ground fuel system replaced an antiqua... More
X-5 on Ramp - Front View, Wings Swept
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph, on the ramp in-front of the NACA hangar, shows a frontal view of the X-5... More
NASA Research Aircraft - D-558-II, D-558-I, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, X-4
NACA High Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB South Base. Aircraft are (left to right): D-558-2, D-558-1, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, and X-4. This is an early 1950s color photo of NACA research aircraft in front of the ... More
M2-F1 in flight, NASA history collection
The M2-F1 Lifting Body is seen here under tow by an unseen C-47 at the NASA Flight Research Center (later redesignated the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. The low-cost vehicle was the first... More
YRF-84F aircraft on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This mid-1950s photo shows the YRF-84F on the NACA ramp. The YRF-84F was a prototype of a photo reconnaissance aircraft. It was fitted with a new nose and swept wings from earlier versions of the F-84. A YRF-84... More
X-5 on Ramp - Side View. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph shows the X-5 on the ramp in-front of the NACA hangar. The Bell, X-5 was ... More
X-2 in flight after drop from B-50 mothership
The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank "Pete" Everest piloted 674 on its first unpowered flight on 5 August 1954. He made the first rocke... More
Dryden F-8 Research Aircraft Fleet 1973 in flight, DFBW and SCW
F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire (left) and F-8 Supercritical Wing in flight. These two aircraft fundamentally changed the nature of aircraft design. The F-8 DFBW pioneered digital flight controls and led to such comput... More
YRF-84F aircraft on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This mid-1950s photo shows the YRF-84F on the NACA ramp. The YRF-84F was a prototype of a photo reconnaissance aircraft. It was fitted with a new nose and swept wings from earlier versions of the F-84. A YRF-84... More
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft
This 1953 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #2 Skyrocket (NACA 144), prior to flight, being towed under the P2B-1S launch vehicle (NACA 137) for attachment. The photog... More
NASA Aircraft Fleet 1950s, Dryden history gallery
E-1239A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The photo includes the X-... More
X-5 on Ramp - Side View. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph shows the X-5 on the ramp in-front of the NACA hangar. The Bell, X-5 was ... More
X-5 on Ramp - Front View, Wings Swept
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph, on the ramp in-front of the NACA hangar, shows a frontal view of the X-5... More
KC-135 on ramp, NASA history collection
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler, has assisted in several projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Californ... More
New Southern California fuel system increases Navy’s combat capability...
The NAVSUP FLC San Diego Site Lemoore fuels team executed its first aircraft refueling, July 20, 2020, using the new aboveground fueling system. The refueling operation was a key P-1508 milestone in the course... More
Former Dryden pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
X-4 in Flight, NASA history collection
The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station X-4 research aircraft is seen in this 1950s in-flight photograph flying near an approaching cloud bank. The two large "X"s seen connected by a line painted on the air... More
X-15 landing on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
The North American X-15 settles to the lakebed after a research flight from what is now the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wing... More
Undated photo of Joseph DePhillips, who served with
Undated photo of Joseph DePhillips, who served with the California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War. DePhillips died in Oct. 2016 at the age of 84. (Courtesy photo)
Lifting body pilots - Jerry Gentry, John Manke, Bill Dana, Cecil Powel...
Posing for this photo in front of the M2-F3 are (Left-Right) Air Force pilot Captain Jerauld Gentry, NASA pilots John Manke and William H. Dana. Kneeling is Air Force pilot Major Cecil Powell. These four pilots... More
X-5 on Ramp - Front View. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph shows a frontal view of the X-5 on the ramp in-front of the NACA hangar. ... More
X-5 Multiple Exposure Photo Showing Wing Sweep
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph, a multiple exposure, illustrates the X-5's variably swept wing capabilit... More
X-4 in Flight, NASA history collection
The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station X-4 research aircraft is seen in this 1950s in-flight close-up photograph. The two large "X"s seen connected by a line painted on the aircraft were used as an aid in ... More
NASA Research Aircraft - D-558-II, D-558-I, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, X-4
NACA High Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB South Base. Aircraft are (left to right): D-558-2, D-558-1, X-5, X-1, XF-92A, and X-4. This is an early 1950s color photo of NACA research aircraft in front of the ... More
D-558-2 on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #1 at the South Base, Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft was turned over to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on 31 Aug... More
D-558-2 in flight with F-86 chase
This 1950s photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in-flight. Both aircraft display early examples of sweptwing airfoils. The Douglas D-558-2 "Skyrockets" were amon... More
X-5 on Ramp, NASA history collection
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph portrays a left wing side view of the aircraft and also shows the pitot-s... More
KC-135 on ramp, NASA history collection
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, besides being used extensively in its primary role as an inflight aircraft refueler, has assisted in several projects at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Californ... More
X-5 Multiple Exposure Photo Showing Wing Sweep
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph, a multiple exposure, illustrates the X-5's variably swept wing capabilit... More
NASA M2-F1, Dryden history gallery
EC64-404 The M2-F1 Lifting Body is seen here under tow by an unseen C-47 at the NASA Flight Research Center (later redesignated the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. The low-cost vehicle was ... More
D-558-2 launch from B-29 mothership
The D-558-2 is launched from the Navy P2B-1S in this 1950s photograph. The early Douglas and NACA flights of the D-558-2s used only the airplane's jet engine and took off from the runway. This limited the aircr... More
D-558-2 in flight with F-86 chase
This 1950s photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 and the North American F-86 Sabre chase aircraft in-flight. Both aircraft display early examples of sweptwing airfoils. The Douglas D-558-2 "Skyrockets" were amon... More
Riaz Musani from The Aerospace Corporation and Lt.
Riaz Musani from The Aerospace Corporation and Lt. Col. Heather Bogstie, Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)-5 program manager, consults with members of the launch team Friday afternoon while on console inside... More
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft
This 1953 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #2 Skyrocket (NACA 144), prior to flight, being towed under the P2B-1S launch vehicle (NACA 137) for attachment. The photog... More
X-4 in Flight, NASA history collection
The NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station X-4 research aircraft is seen in this 1950s in-flight photograph flying near an approaching cloud bank. The two large "X"s seen connected by a line painted on the air... More
X-2 in flight after drop from B-50 mothership
The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank "Pete" Everest piloted 674 on its first unpowered flight on 5 August 1954. He made the first rocke... More
#OTD 18 Apr 1958 at Edwards Air Force Base
#OTD 18 Apr 1958 at Edwards Air Force Base - Commander George C. Watkins flew a Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger, like the one in this photo, to an official world altitude record for Class C (turbine powered) aircra... More
A group of Airmen and civilians are briefed on the
A group of Airmen and civilians are briefed on the history of Vandenberg Air Force Base’s missile mission at the Space Museum on Vandenberg AFB, Calif, July 31, 2018. The missile mission dates back to the 1950s... More
Pegasus Mated to B-52 Mothership - Front View
NASA's B-52 launch aircraft takes off with the second Pegasus vehicle under its wing from the Dryden Flight Research Facility (now the Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California. NASA B-52, Tail Number... More
D-558-2 launch from B-29 mothership
The D-558-2 is launched from the Navy P2B-1S in this 1950s photograph. The early Douglas and NACA flights of the D-558-2s used only the airplane's jet engine and took off from the runway. This limited the aircr... More
X-5 on Ramp, NASA history collection
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base in 1952. The photograph is a left side view of the aircraft on the ramp. The Bell, X-5 wa... More
Former Dryden pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong
Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight S... More
X-5 on Ramp - Front View. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph of the X-5 was taken at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base. The photograph shows a frontal view of the X-5 on the ramp in-front of the NACA hangar. ... More
NACA Aircraft in hangar 1953 - clockwise from front center: YF-84A, D-...
In the center foreground of this 1953 hanger photo is the YF-84A (NACA 134/Air Force 45-59490) used for vortex generator research. It arrived on November 28, 1949, and departed on April 21, 1954. Beside it is t... More
X-3 on Ramp, NASA history collection
In this NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph the X-3 Stiletto is viewed from above and looking at the left side. The X-3 Stiletto was a single-place jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered ... More
Guests vote on their favorite vehicles at the Marine
Guests vote on their favorite vehicles at the Marine Corps Community Service Car and Motorcycle Show aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego July 30. Awards were given out for the top three vehicles in each... More
D-558-2 being towed on lakebed. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
In this 1949 photograph a D-558-2 is being towed across Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft is still equipped with a jet engine, used for ground takeoffs. On the tail of the Skyrocket is ... More
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft
This 1953 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #2 Skyrocket (NACA 144), prior to flight, being towed under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for the Air Force B-29) launch veh... More
NASA X-3, Dryden history gallery
E-1239 A group picture of Douglas Airplanes, taken for a photographic promotion in 1954, at what is now known as the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The photo includes the X... More
A yellow MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrives at Coast
A yellow MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter arrives at Coast Guard Sector San Diego in celebration of 100 years of Coast Guard aviation on July 21, 2016. The paint scheme is a throwback to the colors of the helicopters u... More
D-558-2 being mounted to P2B-1S launch aircraft
This 1953 NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #2 Skyrocket (NACA 144), prior to flight, being towed under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for the Air Force B-29) launch veh... More
X-3 on Ramp, NASA history collection
In this NACA High-Speed Flight Station photograph the X-3 Stiletto is viewed from above and looking at the left side. The X-3 Stiletto was a single-place jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered ... More
D-558-2 on ramp. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
This 1949 NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit photograph shows the Douglas D-558-2 #1 at the South Base, Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft was turned over to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics on 31 Aug... More