X-2 Starbuster

The X-2, initially an Air Force program, was scheduled to be transferred to the civilian National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...

X-2 Number 1 (#674) landing with skids deployed.

This 1952 photograph shows the X-2 #2 aircraft mounted on a special transportation dolly at Edwards Air Force Base, CA.

This in-flight photograph of the X-2 (46-674) shows the twin set of shock-diamonds, characteristic of supersonic conditions in the exhaust...

The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership.

This 1952 photograph shows the X-2 #2 (46-675) with a collapsed nose landing gear, after landing on the first glide...

X-2 Number 1 (#674) in flight over Southern California.

Air Force test pilot Capt. Iven Kincheloe stands in front of the Bell X-2 (46-674) on the ramp at Edwards...