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

[Northrop YF-17 test cockpit with lit rockets]
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.

[Test dummy being ejected from Grumman F9F-8T (TF-9J) Cougar aircraft during testing of T-33A ejection seat]
Photograph of a T-33A ejection seat test from a Grumman F9F-8T (TF-9J) Cougar aircraft, California, February 13, 1969. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility - El Centro,…

[Towed ejection sequence test for T-33A ejection seat]
Photograph of a towed ejection sequence test for the T-33A ejection seat, California, March 12, 1969. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility - (70mm color neg.) El…

[AERCAB (Aerial Escape and Rescue Capability) ejection seat]
Photograph of an AERCAB (Aerial Escape and Rescue Capability) ejection seat, California, January 7, 1970. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility - El Centro, California…

[AERCAB (Aerial Escape and Rescue Capability) ejection seat]
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."

[AERCAB (Aerial Escape and Rescue Capability) ejection seat]
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."

[Men examining drogue parachute after F-104 ejection seat test]
Photograph of three men with a drogue parachute after an F-104 ejection seat test, California, October 16, 1968. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility - El Centro,…

[Men with drogue parachute after F-104 ejection seat test]
Photograph of two men with a drogue parachute after an F-104 ejection seat test, California, October 16, 1968. Typed on verso: "Official United States Photography - Cleared for publication - U.S. Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility - El Centro,…

[Test dummy following C-2 ejection seat test]
Photograph of a test dummy following a C-2 ejection seat test, March 10, 1967. The dummy's parachute is tangled around a pole. Caption: "67-312-C. Run 4E-F1. 10 Mar 67. UNCL. Land-Air." Inscription on verso: “C-2 seat program D-7."
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