Flight list from J. Miller, "The X-Planes", 2001.
I note
that in 2018 Chuck Yeager disputed the accuracy of the list and reported that Hoover never flew the X-1.
- Jonathan McDowell, May 2018
X-1 No. 1
Flight Date A/C Pilot Alt (km) (C=Captive)
Bell 1 X-1-1 C
Bell 2 X-1-1 C
Bell 3 X-1-1 C
Bell 4 X-1-1 C
Bell 5 X-1-1 C
Bell 6 X-1-1 C
Bell 7 X-1-1 C
Bell 8 X-1-1 C
Bell 9 X-1-1 C
Bell 10 X-1-1 C
Bell 11 X-1-1 C
Bell 12 1947 Apr 11 X-1-1 Goodlin 6
Bell 13 1947 Apr 29 X-1-1 Goodlin 10.7
Bell 14 1947 Apr 30 X-1-1 Goodlin 10.7
Bell 15 1947 May 5 X-1-1 Goodlin
Bell 16 1947 May 15 X-1-1 Goodlin
Bell 17 1947 May 19 X-1-1 Goodlin
Bell 18 1947 May 21 X-1-1 Goodlin
Bell 19 1947 Jun 5 X-1-1 Goodlin
AF 1 1947 Aug 29 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 2 1947 Sep 4 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 3 1947 Sep 8 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 4 1947 Sep 10 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 5 1947 Sep 12 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 6 1947 Oct 3 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 7 1947 Oct 8 X-1-1 Yeager 12
AF 8 1947 Oct 10 X-1-1 Yeager 12.5
AF 9 1947 Oct 14 X-1-1 Yeager 13.7 M=1.0
AF 10 1947 Oct X-1-1 Yeager C
AF 11 1947 Oct 28 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 12 1947 Oct 29 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 13 1947 Oct 31 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 14 1947 Nov 3 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 15 1947 Nov 4 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 16 1947 Nov 6 X-1-1 Yeager 14.8
AF 17 1948 Jan 16 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 18 1948 Jan 22 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 19 1948 Jan 30 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 20 1948 Feb 24 X-1-1 Fitzgerald 8.5
AF 21 1948 Mar 11 X-1-1 Yeager 13.7
AF 22 1948 Mar 26 X-1-1 Yeager 15.2
AF 23 1948 Mar 31 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 24 1948 Apr 6 X-1-1 Fitzgerald 12.5
AF 25 1948 Apr 7 X-1-1 Fitzgerald? C
AF 26 1948 Apr 7 X-1-1 Fitzgerald 11
AF 27 1948 Apr 9 X-1-1 Lundquist
AF 28 1948 Apr 16 X-1-1 Lundquist
AF 29 1948 Apr 26 X-1-1 Fitzgerald 8.5
AF 30 1948 Apr 29 X-1-1 Lundquist 12
AF 31 1948 May 4 X-1-1 Fitzgerald 12
AF 32 1948 May 21 X-1-1 Lundquist 10
AF 33 1948 May 25 X-1-1 Fitzgerald 9
AF 34 1948 May 26 X-1-1 Yeager 19.5*
AF 35 1948 Jun 3 X-1-1 Lundquist 8
AF 36 1948 Dec 1 X-1-1 Yeager 8.5
AF 37 1948 Dec 13 X-1-1 Yeager 6
AF 38 1948 Dec 23 X-1-1 Yeager 18.3
AF 39 1949 Jan 5 X-1-1 Yeager Ground launch
AF 40 1949 Mar 11 X-1-1 Ridley
AF 41 1949 Mar 16 X-1-1 Boyd
AF 42 1949 Mar 21 X-1-1 Everest 12
AF 43 1949 Mar 25 X-1-1 Everest 14.6
AF 44 1949 Apr 14 X-1-1 Ridley 12
AF 45 1949 Apr 19 X-1-1 Everest
AF 1949 Apr 29 X-1-1 Ridley 15.8
AF 46 1949 May 2 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 47 1949 May 5 X-1-1 Everest
AF 48 1949 Jul 25 X-1-1 Everest 20.4*
AF 49 1949 Aug 8 X-1-1 Everest 21.9*
AF 50 1949 Aug 25 X-1-1 Everest 21.0
AF 51 1949 Oct 6 X-1-1 Fleming
AF 52 1949 Oct 26 X-1-1 Johnson
AF 53 1949 Nov 29 X-1-1 Everest
AF 54 1949 Dec 2 X-1-1 Everest
AF 55 1950 Feb 21 X-1-1 Everest
AF 56 1950 Apr 25 X-1-1 Yeager
AF 57 1950 May 5 X-1-1 Ridley
AF 58 1950 May 8 X-1-1 Ridley
AF 59 1950 May 12 X-1-1 Yeager
X-1 No. 2
Bell 1 X-1-2 C
Bell 2 X-1-2 C
Bell 3 X-1-2 C
Bell 4 X-1-2 C
Bell 5 1946 Dec 8 X-1-2 Goodlin 10.7
Bell 6 1946 Dec 20 X-1-2 Goodlin 8.2
Bell 7 1947 Jan 8 X-1-2 Goodlin 11.3
Bell 8 1947 Jan 17 X-1-2 Goodlin 11
Bell 9 1947 Jan 22 X-1-2 Goodlin 11
Bell 10 1947 Jan 23 X-1-2 Goodlin 11
Bell-11 1947 Jan 30 X-1-2 Goodlin 11
Bell-12 1947 Jan 31 X-1-2 Goodlin
Bell 13 1947 Feb 5 X-1-2 Goodlin
Bell 14 1947 Feb 7 X-1-2 Goodlin
Bell 15 1947 Feb 19 X-1-2 Goodlin
Bell 16 1947 X-1-2 ? C
Bell 17 1947 May 22 X-1-2 Johnston
Bell 18 1947 May 29 X-1-2 Goodlin
NACA 0 1947 Sep 25 X-1-2 Yeager 9
NACA 1 1947 Dec 16 X-1-2 Hoover
NACA 2 1947 Dec 17 X-1-2 Hoover
NACA 3 1948 Jan 6 X-1-2 Hoover
NACA 4 1948 Jan 8 X-1-2 Hoover
NACA 5 1948 Jan 9 X-1-2 Lilly
NACA 6 1948 Jan 15 X-1-2 Lilly
NACA 7 1948 Jan 21 X-1-2 Hoover 9
NACA 8 1948 Jan 23 X-1-2 Hoover 9
NACA 9 1948 Jan 27 X-1-2 Hoover 11.5
NACA 10 1948 Mar 4 X-1-2 Hoover 12
NACA 11 1948 Mar 10 X-1-2 Hoover 12
NACA 12 1948 Mar 22 X-1-2 Hoover
NACA 13 1948 Mar 30 X-1-2 Hoover
NACA 14 1948 Mar 31 X-1-2? Lilly 12
NACA 15 1948 Apr X-1-2 Lilly? C
NACA 16 1948 Apr 9 X-1-2 Lilly 9
NACA 17 1948 Apr 16 X-1-2 Lilly 12.5 Damaged
NACA 18 1948 Nov 1 X-1-2 Hoover 12
NACA 19 1948 Nov 15 X-1-2 Hoover 12
NACA 20 1948 Nov 23 X-1-2 Champine 9
NACA 21 1948 Nov 29 X-1-2 Champine 13
NACA 22 1948 Nov 30 X-1-2 Champine 12
NACA 23 1948 Dec 2 X-1-2 Champine 12
NACA 24 1949 May 6 X-1-2 Champine 12
NACA 25 1949 May 13 X-1-2 Champine 10
NACA 26 1949 May 27 X-1-2 Champine 11.5
NACA 27 1949 Jun 16 X-1-2 Champine 12
NACA 28 1949 Jun 23 X-1-2 Champine 14.3
NACA 29 1949 Jul 11 X-1-2 Champine 13
NACA 30 1949 Jul 19 X-1-2 Champine 13
NACA 31 1949 Jul 27 X-1-2 Champine 12
NACA 32 1949 Aug 4 X-1-2 Champine
NACA 33 1949 Sep 23 X-1-2 Griffith 12.6
NACA 34 1949 Nov 30 X-1-2 Griffith
NACA 35 1950 May 12 X-1-2 Griffith 12
NACA 36 1950 May 17 X-1-2 Griffith 13.7
NACA 37 1950 May 26 X-1-2 Griffith 13.7
NACA 38 1950 Aug 9 X-1-2 Griffith 13.7
NACA 39 1950 Aug 11 X-1-2 Griffith 13
NACA 40 1950 Sep 21 X-1-2 Griffith 14
NACA 41 1950 Oct 4 X-1-2 Griffith 13.7
NACA 42 1951 Apr 6 X-1-2 Yeager
NACA 43 1951 Apr 20 X-1-2 Crossfield
NACA 44 1951 Apr 27 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 45 1951 May 15 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 46 1951 Jul 12 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 47 1951 Jul 20 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 48 1951 Jul 31 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 49 1951 Aug 3 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 50 1951 Aug 8 X-1-2 Crossfield 13.7
NACA 51 1951 Aug 10 X-1-2 Crossfield
NACA 52 1951 Aug 27 X-1-2 Walker 13.4
NACA 53 1951 Sep 5 X-1-2 Crossfield
NACA 54 1951 Oct 23 X-1-2 Walker
X-1D
USAF 1 1951 Aug 22 X-1D [Everest] Exploded,
jettison prior to launch
X-1A
Bell 1 1952 ? X-1A Ziegler C
Bell 2 1952 ? X-1A Ziegler C
Bell 3 1953 Feb 21 X-1A Ziegler
Bell 4 1953 Mar 26 X-1A Ziegler
Bell 5 1953 Apr 10 X-1A Ziegler
Bell 6 1953 Apr 25 X-1A Ziegler
X-1A-7 1953 Nov 21 X-1A Yeager
X-1A-8 1953 Dec 2 X-1A Yeager
X-1A-9 1953 Dec 8 X-1A Yeager 18.3
X-1A-10 1953 Dec 12 X-1A Yeager 22.9
X-1A-11 1954 ? X-1A Murray 10?
X-1A-12 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-13 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-14 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-15 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-16 1954 May 28 X-1A Murray 26.5
X-1A-17 1954 Jun 4 X-1A Murray 27.4
X-1A-18 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-19 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-20 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-21 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-22 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-23 1954 ? X-1A Murray
X-1A-24 1954 Aug 26 X-1A Murray 27.56
NACA 1 1955 Jul 20 X-1A Walker 13.7
NACA 2 1955 Aug 8 X-1A - Exploded attached to B29
X-1B
X-1B-1 1954? X-1B ? C
X-1B-2 1954? X-1B ? C
X-1B-3 1954 Oct 8 X-1B Murray
X-1B-4 1954 Oct 13 X-1B Stephens
X-1B-5 1954 Oct 19 X-1B Childs
X-1B-6 1954 Oct 26 X-1B Hanes
X-1B-7 1954 Nov 4 X-1B Harer
X-1B-8 1954 Nov 26 X-1B Holtoner
X-1B-9 1954 Nov 30 X-1B Everest
X-1B-10 1954 Dec 2 X-1B Everest 20
NACA 1 1956 Aug 14 X-1B McKay
NACA 2 1956 Aug 29 X-1B McKay
NACA 3 1956 Sep 7 X-1B McKay 17
NACA 4 1956 X-1B McKay C
NACA 5 1956 Sep 28 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 6 1957 Jan 3 X-1B McKay
NACA 7 1957 May 22 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 8 1957 Jun 7 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 9 1957 Jun 24 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 10 1957 Jul? X-1B McKay C
NACA 11 1957 Jul 19 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 12 1957 Jul 29 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 13 1957 Aug 8 X-1B McKay 18
NACA 14 1957 Aug 15 X-1B Armstrong
NACA 15 1957 Nov 27 X-1B Armstrong
NACA 16 1958 Jan 16 X-1B Armstrong
NACA 17 1958 Jan 23 X-1B Armstrong 17
X-1E
NACA 1 1955 X-1E Walker C
NACA 2 1955 Dec 15 X-1E Walker
NACA 3 1956 Apr 3 X-1E Walker 9
NACA 4 1956 ? X-1E Walker C
NACA 5 1956 May 11 X-1E Walker
NACA 6 1956 Jun 7 X-1E Walker 13.7
NACA 7 1956 Jun 18 X-1E Walker 18
NACA 8 1956 Jul 26 X-1E Walker
NACA 9 1956 Aug 31 X-1E Walker 18
NACA 10 1956 Sep 14 X-1E Walker 19
NACA 11 1956 Sep 20 X-1E Walker
NACA 12 1956 Oct 3 X-1E Walker
NACA 13 1957? X-1E Walker C
NACA 14 1957 Apr 25 X-1E Walker 20
NACA 15 1957 May 15 X-1E Walker 22
NACA 16 1957 Sep 19 X-1E Walker
NACA 17 1957 Oct 8 X-1E Walker
NACA 18 1958 May 14 X-1E Walker 21
NACA 19 1958 Jun 10 X-1E Walker
NACA 20 1958 Sep 10 X-1E Walker
NACA 21 1958 Sep 17 X-1E Walker
NACA 22 1958 Sep 19 X-1E McKay
NACA 23 1958 Sep 30 X-1E McKay
NACA 24 1958 Oct 16 X-1E McKay
NACA 25 1958 Oct 28 X-1E McKay
NACA 26 1958 Nov 6 X-1E Walker?