RON DUPAS COLLECTION
No. 8507. Bell 58B X-1B (48-1385) NACA
No. 8507. Boeing 345 EB-29A Superfortress (45-21800 c/n 13694) NACA
Photograph from Leo Kohn via Dan Shumaker, source unknown

Bell 58B X-1B & Boeing 345 EB-29A

01/31/2009. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "The B-29-96-BW was converted to the "mothership" for the X-1 trials, later it also carried others, including the X-1B. Initially operated by the USAAF/USAF, when this picture was taken, both the B-29 and the X-1B were operated by NACA. The X-1B is preserved in the National Museum of the USAF."


Created January 31, 2009