M2-F1 Lands Hard on Rogers Dry Lake

The M2-F1 following a hard landing on Rogers Dry Lake in 1963. It hit the lakebed so hard the rolling gear completely separated.

The M2-F1 following a hard landing on Rogers Dry Lake in 1963. It hit the lakebed so hard the rolling gear completely separated.

Photographer NASA

Location AFRC

Date December 3, 1963

AFRC Armstrong Flight Research Center NACA National Advisory Committee DFRC Dryden Flight Research Center M2-F1 Rogers Dry Lake