Thanks to Mike Clemente, I just added a new Iven Kincheloe photo to the X-2 Photo Album.
Thanks, Mike!
I have another bunch of X-2 photos that I’m scanning and processing now…coming soon.
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Thanks to Mike Clemente, I just added a new Iven Kincheloe photo to the X-2 Photo Album. Thanks, Mike! I have another bunch of X-2 photos that I’m scanning and processing now…coming soon. It’s so nice to hear that the X-2 and Capt. Mel Apt haven’t been forgotten. Fifty-five years after the crash, Tony Accurso and a group assembled at the X-2 crash site to honor the Capt. Apt. Here’s his recap (Thanks, Tony!): On Tuesday, 27 Sep 11, several base personnel including myself, my daughter Evelyn, [...] Just spotted this: Oct. 5 article from Edwards AFB… Starbuster: 55 years ago Capt. Mel Apt conquered Mach 3, lost life on fated flight Photographer and artist John Bedke forwarded me this recent X-2 piece of his. See the rest of John’s work at LaughingCatsStudio.com. Fifty five years after his fatal crash, a memorial is in the works to honor Capt. Mel Apt and the Bell X-2. Located in the Kramer Hills area, just east of Edwards AFB, the crash site memorial will be installed this Fall or Winter. Many thanks to Greg Frazier for spearheadding this effort and keeping me [...] Thanks to Mike R., I’ve just added a series of photos of a Curtiss-Wright XLR-25 rocket engine to the X-2 Photo Album. The two-chambered engine is on display at The Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey in Teterboro. Tom Dozier, team lead on the X-2 mockup restoration at the Planes of Fame museum has sent over some restoration progress photos. Check out the pics in the X-2 Photo Album.
The Society of Friends of the Royal Air Force Museum just sent out their Spring issue of The Flying M newsletter and Roy was kind enough to send me a copy. This particular issue offers an article on Pete Everest and the X-2.
Bumping up for Tom Dozier . . . he had left a comment on a past post. And Tom confirmed, yes, this is the Quantum Leap X-2 mockup. If you know, leave a comment! Does anyone have any scale drawings, even from this model? I am the team leader of the restoration for static display of the Thomas Hopfensperger emailed me some photos of his 1:72 X-2 diorama. The model was also featured in the German magazine Modell Fan. Check out the additional photos over on the X-2 Model page. |
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