X-15 #2 just after launch. Public domain image of NASA aircraft.
Description: The X-15 #2 (56-6671) launches away from the B-52 mothership with its rocket engine ignited. The white patches near the middle of the ship are frost from the liquid oxygen used in the propulsion sy... More
Double the pilots, double the trouble
Description: (1920) Goggles at the ready, this Langley test pilot and engineer conducted research business high above the ground. In the early years, the flight research team was usually made up of a test pilot... More
National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939
Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that... More
National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939
Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that... More
aahs_p002010, US Navy Photogrpah
Tex Johnston Bell L-39 Projec t Test Pilot Public domain photograph related to airlines, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First NACA test pilot: Howard Clifton Lilly
Description: (1949) In August 1947, Howard Clifton Lilly became the first permanently assigned NACA engineering test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics' Muroc Flight Test Unit at what late... More
John Griffith casually leaning out the hatch of X-1 #2
Description: (November 8, 1950) In this photo, NACA research pilot John Griffith is leaning out the hatch of the X-1 #2. Surrounding him (left to right) are Dick Payne, Eddie Edwards, and maintenance chief Clyd... More
Closeup of research pilot Neil Armstrong operating the Iron Cross Atti...
Description (1956) Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA ... More
"Little Joe" NASA history collection
Description: (1958) A photo of the X-1E with pilot Joe Walker suited up at the NASA High-Speed Flight Station, Edwards, California. The dice and "Little Joe" are prominently displayed under the cockpit area. (L... More
Joe Walker in pressure suit with X-1E
Description: Joe Walker in a pressure suit beside the X-1E at the NASA High-Speed Flight Station, Edwards, California. The dice and "Little Joe" are prominently displayed under the cockpit area. (Little Joe is ... More
Neil A. Armstrong NASA history collection
Description (1958) Neil A. Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1955. He transferred to the NACA High-Speed Flight Stat... More
Pilot Neil Armstrong with X-15 #1
(1960) NASA test pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight. The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 feet long with a wingspan of 22 feet. It was a missile- s... More
Pilot Neil Armstrong in the X-15 #1 cockpit
Description (1961) NASA pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here in the cockpit of the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight. ..A U.S. Navy pilot in the Korean War who flew 78 combat missions in F9F-2 jet fig... More
Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980), scientist
Description: During her aviation career, from the 1930s through the 1960s, Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980) set more speed and altitude records than any contemporary pilot, male or female, and was the first woman t... More
Congratulations. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.
Description (February 1964) photograph by NASA photographer Lee Jones. .Ames Test Pilot Fred Drinkwater congratulating Neil Armstrong on his first lunar hovering in the Ames Bell X-14 airplane at NASA's Ames Re... More
Armstrong in NASA Ames' Bell X-14
Description (February 1964) photograph by NASA photographer Lee Jones. .Neil Armstrong in cockpit of the Ames Bell X-14 airplane at NASA's Ames Research Center...Image # A-32136-4
President Nixon Meets the Apollo 11 Astronauts on the Lawn of the Whit...
Description: (November 5, 1969) President Nixon meets the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin,Jr., and Michael Collins, on the lawn of the White House on their return from their Global Good... More
Mission Accomplished, NASA Apollo program
Description (July 20, 1969) Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, inside the Lunar Module as it rests on the lunar surface after completion of his historic moonwalk...Image Credit: NASA.Image # as11-37-5528
Apollo 11: Onto a New World. NASA public domain image colelction.
Description: (July 20, 1969) A human first set foot on another world on July 20, 1969. This world was Earth's own Moon. Pictured above is Neil Armstrong preparing to take the historic first step. On the way dow... More
Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 missio...
(July 1, 1969) Portrait of Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission in his space suit, with his helmet on the table in front of him. Behind him is a large photograph of the ... More
The pilot and co-pilot of this HH-53H Sea Stallion helicopter both hav...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Wayne Specht Release St... More
MAJ Sam Hezlip, a test pilot with the 4201th Test and Evaluation Squad...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More
Lt. Col. Rick Zampelli, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Lt. Col. Rick Zampelli, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment commander, pins the Broken Wing award on Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gene Tidwell, Troop B, 1-17 CAV maintenance test pilot, during a ceremony at the 82nd... More
Mercury Astronauts Mural Removed for Conservation Prior to Pax River O...
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (Oct. 26, 2017) - Conservators pause during the process of removing the large mural “Naval Aviation in Space” from the wall of the former Officers Club at NAS Patuxent River prior to th... More
Aaron Hoss (blue shirt), electroplating branch chief,
Aaron Hoss (blue shirt), electroplating branch chief, Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas, speaks with a prospective job seeker about the many opportunities at CCAD during the DoD Hiring Heroes Career Fair at Fort... More
Lt. Col. Rick Zampelli, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry
Lt. Col. Rick Zampelli, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment commander, congratulates Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gene Tidwell, Troop B, 1-17 CAV maintenance test pilot, after presenting him with the Broken Wing awa... More
Corpus Christi Army Depot employees pose for a photo
Corpus Christi Army Depot employees pose for a photo around the CCAD booth during the DoD Hiring Heroes Career Fair at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, March 20, 2019. Hundreds of prospective employees had... More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gene Tidwell, Troop B, 1st
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gene Tidwell, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry test pilot, addresses the audience during the Broken Wing award presentation at the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, April 29. The award re... More
#3 C-34, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
From the Mort Brown Special Collection..Mort Brown was a chief test pilot for Cessna from 1937-1972. He was responsible for most of Cessna's production flight tests. He personally flew the first hour(s) on ov... More
C-34 with belly flaps, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
From the Mort Brown Special Collection..Mort Brown was a chief test pilot for Cessna from 1937-1972. He was responsible for most of Cessna's production flight tests. He personally flew the first hour(s) on ov... More
C-34, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
From the Mort Brown Special Collection..Mort Brown was a chief test pilot for Cessna from 1937-1972. He was responsible for most of Cessna's production flight tests. He personally flew the first hour(s) on ov... More
C-34, 1938 in Denver, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
From the Mort Brown Special Collection..Mort Brown was a chief test pilot for Cessna from 1937-1972. He was responsible for most of Cessna's production flight tests. He personally flew the first hour(s) on ov... More
Bell : X-2, US Air Force Photo, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
Catalog #: 00035206.Manufacturer: Bell.Designation: X-2.Official Nickname: .Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )
Bell : X-2, US Air Force Photo, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
Catalog #: 00035207.Manufacturer: Bell.Designation: X-2.Official Nickname: .Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )
Grumman : F-14 : Tomcat, Space and Aviation museum SDASM
Catalog #: 00015466.Manufacturer: Grumman.Designation: F-14.Official Nickname: Tomcat.Notes: .Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive ( http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org/library/stillimages.html )
![Gus Grissom [L] and Milt Thompson with Parasev vehicle [NASA E8937 via RJF]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTgvMDMvMTUvZ3VzLWdyaXNzb20tbC1hbmQtbWlsdC10aG9tcHNvbi13aXRoLXBhcmFzZXYtdmVoaWNsZS1uYXNhLWU4OTM3LXZpYS1yamYtMDg0ZTI0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Gus Grissom [L] and Milt Thompson with Parasev vehicle [NASA E8937 via RJF]")
Gus Grissom [L] and Milt Thompson with Parasev vehicle [NASA E8937 via...
PictionID:43263293 - Title:Gus Grissom [L] and Milt Thompson with Parasev vehicle [NASA E8937 via RJF] - Catalog:17_000306 - Filename:17_000306.tif - ---------Image from the René Francillon Photo Archive. Havin... More