Edwards AFB in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

X-1E

NASA Flight Research Center

— Edwards, California —

courtesy NASA

1. X-1E Marker

Inscription.
A sister ship of the X-1, first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound. This ship is the second of three X-1 aircraft and was flight tested in 1946. After extensive modification of wings, canopy, and fuel system, it was redesignated X-1E. First flown as the X-1E in Dec. 1955, the rocket powered aircraft completed 26 flights, achieving a maximum speed of 1,500 M.P.H. and an altitude of 90,000 feet.

Erected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 34° 57.031′ N, 117° 53.28′ W. Marker is in Edwards AFB, California, in Kern County. It is on Walker Avenue 0.2 miles south of Lily Avenue. Edwards Air Force Base and the Armstrong Flight Research Center are not open to the public. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4800 Lilly Ave, Edwards CA 93523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Mojave Desert,

and in the Sierra

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Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: HiMAT (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); F-8 DFBW (about 600 feet away); F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Aircraft (about 600 feet away); X-29 (about 600 feet away); Lockheed F-104 (about 600 feet away); F-8 Supercritical Wing Aircraft (about 700 feet away); Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (about 700 feet away); NF-15B (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edwards AFB.

Regarding X-1E. The Bell X-1E, AF Ser. No. 46-063, is on display in front of the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center headquarters building at Edwards Air Force Base (not open to the public). It was seen in the TV series I Dream of Jeannie.

Additional keywords. Bell X-1E

X-1E and Marker image. Click for full size.

courtesy NASA

2. X-1E and Marker

The Same X-1E Aircraft image. Click for full size.

courtesy NASA

3. The Same X-1E Aircraft

On the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in 1949.

X-1E Time Capsule Plaque image. Click for full size.

courtesy NASA, 2026

4. X-1E Time Capsule Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 69 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 28, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.