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M2-F1 lifting body aircraft on a flatbed truck
After the grounding of the M2-F1 in 1966, it was kept in outside storage on the Dryden complex. After several years, its fabric and plywood structure was damaged by the sun and weather. Restoration of the vehicle began in February 1994 under the leadership of NASA retiree Dick Fischer, with other retirees who had originally worked on the M2-F1's construction and flight research three decades before also participating. The photo shows the now-restored M2-F1 returning to the site of its flight research, now called the Dryden Flight Research Center, on 22 August 1997.
Image Credit: NASA/Tony Landis
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TakenAugust 22, 1997
ProducerAFRC
Image CreditNASA/Tony Landis
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PIA NumberEC97-44204-4