• Museum employees in the middle of lowering the Bell X-1, an orange military monoplane, from the ceiling to the floor of the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall. The aircraft is partially lowered.
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    Museum staff have nearly completed their task of lowering the Bell X-1. The aircraft will be lowered and conserved as part of a larger project to renovate the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall in time for the Museum's 40th anniversary in 2016. 

  • Museum employees in the middle of lowering the Bell X-1, an orange military monoplane, from the ceiling to the floor of the Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall. The aircraft is partially lowered.

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April 29, 2015

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Mark Avino

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NASM2015-02984

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