List of X-1D flights

The X-1D aircraft 48-1386 completed one flight and was destroyed following an aborted second launch attempt in 1951. On July 24, Bell pilot Jean Ziegler made a familiarization glide flight, during which the nose gear broke on landing. On August 22, with United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Frank Everest aboard, the launch was aborted and a small explosion occurred during propellant jettison; Everest evacuated to the B-50, and the X-1D was jettisoned and destroyed.

X-1D pilots

Pilot Agency Flights Aircraft
Jean Ziegler Bell 1 48-1386
Frank Everest USAF 1 48-1386

X-1D flights

Vehicle
Flight #		 Date Pilot Aircraft Agency Velocity
-Mach-		 Altitude
- m -		 Comments
X-1D #1 July 24, 1951 Jean Ziegler 48-1386 Bell 1 ? ? Pilot familiarization. Glide flight. Nose gear broken on landing.
X-1D #2 August 22, 1951 Frank Everest 48-1386 USAF 1 ? ? Launch aborted. Small explosion during propellant jettison process. Pilot evacuated to B-50. X-1D jettisoned and destroyed.

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