The research pilots at what in 1962 was called the Flight Research Center standing in front of the X-1E.
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The research pilots at what in 1962 was called the Flight Research Center standing in front of the X-1E. They are (left to right) Neil Armstrong, Joe Walker, Bill Dana, Bruce Peterson, Jack McKay, Milt Thompson, and Stan Butchart. Of the group, Armstrong, Walker, Dana, McKay, and Thompson all flew the X-15. Bruce Peterson flew the M2-F2 and HL-10 lifting bodies, while Stan Butchart was the B-29 drop plane pilot for many of the D-558-II and X-1 series research aircraft.October 2, 1962NASA Photo / › Pilots Description