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X-14 ENCOUNTER

I read with great interest Douglas G. Adler’s article “Forgotten X-Plane” [March] and how it came to the Ropkey Armor Museum in Indiana. In September 2007, during a visit to the museum, I was astounded to see the X-14B in the corner of the hangar. I had no idea that it still existed in one piece! Fred Ropkey was amazed that I knew anything about it and proceeded to tell the tale of his X-plane. I was thrilled… and a little depressed. >

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