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astronautix.com MX-324
Class: Manned. Type: Rocketplane. Nation: USA. Manufacturer: Northrop.

First U.S. military rocket-powered plane; built by Northrop.

Specification

MX-324 Chronology

05 July 1944 MX-324 rocket fighter prototype first flight.

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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