the bell x-1, first to break the sound barrier in level flight, was an experimental rocket-powered type, and production jets which followed it into service could fly little faster. at about 06:00 on 9 october 1913, it caught fire during a gale in the north atlantic at . as of the mid-2010s it has published over 13,000 titles. carter claims to have thought of the episode's rough plot almost two years prior, when he was developing the plot of the x-files movie. twelve of u-3s crew were rescued. they further state that he rarely missed a foul shot. 