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MX-324

American manned rocketplane. Flown 1944. First U.S. military rocket-powered plane; built by Northrop.

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Associated Countries

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See also

Manned Category of spacecraft. More...

Rocketplane Category of launch vehicles and spacecraft. More...

Suborbital Category of launch vehicles. More...

US Rocketplanes Category of spacecraft. More...

Associated Manufacturers and Agencies

Northrop American manufacturer of rockets and spacecraft. Northrop, USA. More...

Bibliography

Emme, Eugene M, Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space 1915-1960, NASA, 1961. Web Address when accessed: here.

MX-324 Chronology

1944 July 5 - .

MX-324 rocket fighter prototype first flight. - . Crew: Crosby. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Crosby. Spacecraft: MX-324. Summary: The MX-324, first U.S. military rocket-powered plane built by Northrop, was flown by test pilot Harry Crosby, at Harper Dry Lake, Calif..

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