The Accutron Astronaut & The X-15 Test Pilots !
May 17, 2018 11:17:41 GMT -8
Post by Accutronitis on May 17, 2018 11:17:41 GMT -8
1962, test pilot Neil Armstrong flew 7 X-15 flights before being selected for NASA astronaut group 2. Note he was wearing an Accutron
Astronaut tuning fork “hummer” wristwatch on his left forearm.
1962, test pilot Neil Armstrong flew 7 X-15 flights before being selected for NASA astronaut group 2. Note he was wearing an Accutron
Astronaut wristwatch strapped over his left forearm.
1967, test pilot William Pete Knight flew X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane to Mach 6.7, here after a mission clearly wearing an Accutron
Astronaut wristwatch strapped over the left forearm of his pressure suit.
1962, test pilot Robert White flew 16 X-15 flights, here after a mission wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch on a bespoke 44 cm webbing
strap over the left forearm of the pressure suit. A ventilation unit has been connected to the inner layer of the suit.
1962, test pilot Joseph Walker flew 25 X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane twice over an altitude of 106 kilometers, here after a mission
exiting the cockpit wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch on a bespoke 44cm webbing strap over his left forearm.
1962, test pilot Joseph Walker flew 25 X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane twice over an altitude of 106 kilometers, here heading to the
B-52 before a mission with the ventilation unit connected to the inner pressure suit. Note he was wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch.
1962, test pilot Joseph Walker flew 25 X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane twice over an altitude of 106 kilometers, here after a mission
with the ventilation unit connected to the inner pressure suit. Note he was wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch.
1966, test pilot Robert Rushworth flew 34 X-15 flights, here exiting the cockpit wearing an Accutron Astronaut wrist watch over his left
forearm.
1962, Newspaper article talking about the large strap made for Bulova to be used by the X-15 test pilots to enable them to wear their
Accutron Astronaut wristwatches over their pressure suits during test flights.
Accutron Astronaut Watch Issued to every X-15 test pilot !
Astronaut tuning fork “hummer” wristwatch on his left forearm.
1962, test pilot Neil Armstrong flew 7 X-15 flights before being selected for NASA astronaut group 2. Note he was wearing an Accutron
Astronaut wristwatch strapped over his left forearm.
1967, test pilot William Pete Knight flew X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane to Mach 6.7, here after a mission clearly wearing an Accutron
Astronaut wristwatch strapped over the left forearm of his pressure suit.
1962, test pilot Robert White flew 16 X-15 flights, here after a mission wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch on a bespoke 44 cm webbing
strap over the left forearm of the pressure suit. A ventilation unit has been connected to the inner layer of the suit.
1962, test pilot Joseph Walker flew 25 X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane twice over an altitude of 106 kilometers, here after a mission
exiting the cockpit wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch on a bespoke 44cm webbing strap over his left forearm.
1962, test pilot Joseph Walker flew 25 X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane twice over an altitude of 106 kilometers, here heading to the
B-52 before a mission with the ventilation unit connected to the inner pressure suit. Note he was wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch.
1962, test pilot Joseph Walker flew 25 X-15 flights, taking the rocket-plane twice over an altitude of 106 kilometers, here after a mission
with the ventilation unit connected to the inner pressure suit. Note he was wearing an Accutron Astronaut wristwatch.
1966, test pilot Robert Rushworth flew 34 X-15 flights, here exiting the cockpit wearing an Accutron Astronaut wrist watch over his left
forearm.
1962, Newspaper article talking about the large strap made for Bulova to be used by the X-15 test pilots to enable them to wear their
Accutron Astronaut wristwatches over their pressure suits during test flights.
Accutron Astronaut Watch Issued to every X-15 test pilot !