antarmike Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) On the 191st flight of the X-15 program out of Edwards AFB, California, the third of three, 56-6672, suffers problems during reentry from 266,000 foot altitude, 3,750 mph mission. Airframe has massive structural failure, killing pilot Michael J. Adams, the only fatality in X-15s. Above the second X-15 6671 and below 6672 is seen with a F104 chase plane (the lower cruxiform tail fin has been released to allow the aircraft to land.) Edited November 17, 2008 by antarmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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