Cannon, Joseph American test pilot. Flew the X-1 # 3.
Status: Inactive.
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1951 November 9 - .
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Edwards.
- XS-1 No. 3 destroyed in ground explosion. - .
Crew: Cannon. Payload: XS-1 # 3 flight 1. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Cannon. Class: Manned. Type: Manned rocketplane. Spacecraft: XS-1. Summary: Planned captive flight with B-50 for propellant jettison test. XS-1 (No. 3) rocket research airplane and its B-29 "mother" airplane were destroyed on the ground by postflight explosion and fire. Pilot Cannon was injured..
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