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Chief research pilot Joseph Walker flew in 1960s and perished in 1966 while piloting a F-104 that caught vortex of a XB-70
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Chief research pilot Joseph Walker flew in 1960s and perished in 1966 while piloting a F-104 that caught vortex of a XB-70

Walker made the first NASA-piloted X-15 flight March 25, 1960, and flew the aircraft 24 times, achieving its highest altitude (354,300 ft.) Aug. 22, 1963. He died piloting a F-104 that was caught up in a vortex of the XB-70.

Date
1961-03-30
Photographer / author
NASA
Collection
AFRC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"Chief research pilot Joseph Walker flew in 1960s and perished in 1966 while piloting a F-104 that caught vortex of a XB-70" (1961-03-30). NASA/AFRC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/E61-6682

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