North American Aviation X-15A-2 56-6671 showing heat damage from Mach 6.7 flight, at EDW, 4 October 1967

Published on in 3 October 1967Full resolution (1280 × 1242)

This photograph taken the day following Pete Knight’s Mach 6.7 flight shows extensive scorching to the X-15. (NASA)

X-15A-2 post flight photo showing heat damage from Mach 6.7 flight on 3 Oct 67. Flt. 2-53-97; pilot-Pete Knight.
Photo taken Oct. 4, 1967.

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