Supersonic salute at Edwards AFB

A high altitude ‘supersonic corridor’ has been officially renamed in a salute to the pioneering Bell X-1 A ceremony was hosted by the USAF’s 412th Test Wing at California’s Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) on October 14 to honour the men behind Bell’s pioneering supersonic X-1 rocket-powered aircraft. During the event, it was announced that the nearby High Altitude Supersonic Corridor had been renamed the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor. The newly christened Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor runs east to west