NASA D-558-2 Skyrocket, Dryden history gallery
Summary
E-1526 This 1954 photograph shows a Douglas D-558-2 under the P2B-1S (Navy designation for a B-29) launch aircraft. The P2B-1S has been lifted on mechanical jacks in the hangar for a possible âfit checkâ or the attachment of the Skyrocket for a flight. The P2B-1S had the nickname ''Fertile Myrtle.'' On the side of its fuselage is a series of images indicating 41 launches by the mothership of D-558-2 #2 (NACA 144) and 44 by D-558-2 #3 (NACA 145). 1954 NASA Photo / NASA photo B-29 Project Description
NASA Identifier: 305007main_E-1526
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Date
1950 - 1959
Location
Armstrong Flight Research Center, 34.95855, -117.89067
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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