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The Beech C-45 was the Army Air Force version of the Beech Aircraft Corporation's Model B-18S commercial transport. The popular "Beech 18" also appeared as the AT-7 and AT-11 bombing and navigation trainers (Navy designation SNB-1/SNB-2), and the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17VS_boeing-b-52d-stratofortress_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
The first prototye B-52 took to the air on 15 April 1952. Nearly 750 B-52's were eventually built, of which 170 were -Ds. Records set by B-52s included the world's first non-stop round-the-world flight by a jet aircraft and the first hydrogen bomb…
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Thor was the free world's first operational intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). It was 65 feet long, 8 feet in diameter and weighed 105,000 pounds. Douglas Aircraft was the prime contractor. The missile utilized a single stage North Ameri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HL_hl-10_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
Flown 37 times by Nasa's Flight Research Center,Edwards Air Force Base, CaliforniaFirst Flight December 22, 1966Final Flight July 17,1970
Maxium Speed and Altitude Records forLifting Bodies Held By The HL-10:Mach 1.86 (1228 M.P.H.) and 90,300 F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM177R_f-16b_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
When first flown at Edwards AFB on January 20, 1974, the YF-16 was the most advance fighter in the world. The F-16B is a combat-capable two-seat version of the production F-16A. To date, over 4,000 F-16s have been manufactured worldwide and 122 B …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM177Q_leaps-in-technology_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
The United States Air Force has always relied upon the application of leading-edge technologies to fulfill its mission of airpower projection. From the XP-59 of 1942 to the B-2, C-17, and F-22 of today, the Flight Test Center has been essential to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM177P_f-86f_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
The F-86, the Nation's first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight at what is now Edwards AFB on October 1, 1947. The first production model flew on May 20, 1948 and on September 15, 1948 an F-86A streaked to a world-record 670.9 mph.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167J_the-medal-of-honor_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
Main Plaque:The medal of honor is the highest U.S. military decoration awarded to individuals who, while serving in the U.S. armed services, have distinguished themselves by conspicuous gallantry and courage at the risk of life, above and beyond t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZWD_bell-xp-59a-jet-aircraft_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
On Oct. 2, 1942, a Bell XP-59A Aircraft powered by Twin General Electric Type 1-A Engines introduced Jet Flight to America. This new age began here at Edwards Air Force Base as the XP-59A lifted from Rogers Dry Lake with Bell Test Pilot Robert M. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZWC_jackie-cochran_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
During her extraordinary 40-year flying career, aviation pioneer Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran established more speed, altitude and distance records than any other pilot, male or female, in aviation history. While flying a USAF F-88A Sabre here at E…