Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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NASA video shows the B-50 Superfortress dropping the X-1 #3 at an altitude of about 35,000 feet over the Mojave Desert in the early 1950s. The X-1 #3 was destroyed in a fire before ever making any powered flights. Credit: NASA

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