Wheatfield, NY – On August 3rd, 1956, the Bell X-2 experimental plane, built at Bell's plant in Wheatfield, set an airspeed record of 1900 miles per hour.
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Wheatfield, NY – On August 3rd, 1956, the Bell X-2 experimental plane, built at Bell's plant in Wheatfield, set an airspeed record of 1900 miles per hour.