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Bell X-1 airplane photograph, autographed

58-151
Accession Number
58-151
13x10 inches
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 345249431
Keywords
Airplanes, Military
Autographs
Military aircraft
Signatures (Writing)
HST Keywords
Airplanes - X-1; Autographs - Bell, Larry; Autographs - Stack, John; Autographs - Yeager, Charles; Collier Award
People Pictured
Yeager, Chuck, 1923-
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Description
Bell X-1 airplane, autographed to President Truman by the recipients of the Collier Award in 1948: John Stack, Charles "Chuck" Yeager, Larry Bell. The Collier Award was received for breaking the sound barrier in the X-1. This photograph apparently came to Mr. Truman from Mr. R. W. Phelps, Executive Vice President of the National Aeronautics Association, Washington, D. C.
Date(s)
December 17, 1948