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Photograph of the Northrop YF-17 test cockpit with lit rockets, circa 1960s-1970s. A test dummy is seated in the cockpit, likely in preparation for an ejection seat test.

Photograph of an AERCAB (Aerial Escape and Rescue Capability) ejection seat, circa 1960s-1970s.Typed in margin: "Bell Aerosystems - A Textron Company. Buffalo, New York 14240. 308729."

Photograph of an AERCAB (Aerial Escape and Rescue Capability) ejection seat, circa 1960s-1970s.Typed in margin: "Bell Aerosystems - A Textron Company. Buffalo, New York 14240. 308730."

Photograph of several men looking at a test dummy after an ejection seat test, circa 1960s-1970s.

Photograph of test dummies in the air during an ejection seat test, circa 1960s-1970s.

Photograph of test dummy in the air during an ejection seat test, circa 1960s-1970s.Inscription on image: "6-63."

Photograph of an ejection seat test from a Douglas B-66 Destroyer aircraft, circa 1960s-1970s. Part of a series of images showing the seat's ejection from the aircraft, the parachute deployment, and the seat's descent and landing.

Photograph of an ejection seat test from a Douglas B-66 Destroyer aircraft, circa 1960s-1970s. Part of a series of images showing the seat's ejection from the aircraft, the parachute deployment, and the seat's descent and landing.

Photograph of an ejection seat test from a Douglas B-66 Destroyer aircraft, circa 1960s-1970s. Part of a series of images showing the seat's ejection from the aircraft, the parachute deployment, and the seat's descent and landing.

Photograph of an ejection seat test from a Douglas B-66 Destroyer aircraft, circa 1960s-1970s. Part of a series of images showing the seat's ejection from the aircraft, the parachute deployment, and the seat's descent and landing.