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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A84_saab-tf-35xd-draken_Mojave-CA.html
This aircraft was used to train future Test Pilots & Flight Test Engineers from around the world by NTPS here at Mojave from 1994 - 2009.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A83_f-4-phantom-ii_Mojave-CA.html
Creating sonic booms over Mojave, the F-4 Phantom II could reach speeds of Mach 2.2. It was the last fighter to be flown by pilots attaining ace status in the 20th century. Upon its retirement in 1996, 316 F-4 aircraft were then converted to drone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A81_convair-cv-990_Mojave-CA.html
This jet was used by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California as the Landing Systems Research Aircraft (LSRA) in 1993 and 1994 to flight test space shuttle landing gear and braking systems. It was modified with a main landing g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16X4_why-tehachapi-pass-pioneers-of-the-wind-hike-a-mile-or-two-thousand_Mojave-CA.html
First Panel:Wind DevelopmentWhy Tehachapi Pass? 1) Close to Energy UsersThe proximity of Tehachapi Pass to the Los Angeles Basin makes it an attractive location for wind power development, as it reduces the length, cost, and environmental impac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM100D_united-states-marine-corps-air-station_Mojave-CA.html
In dedication to the pilots, air crews and personnel of Mojave, who trained, served and gave their lives in the service of this country, especially to those who valiantly fought for freedom in the great battles of World War II and Korea.Semper Fid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZWH_golden-queen-mine-cart_Mojave-CA.html
This display commemorates the Mojave area's rich mining history, which began with the discovery of gold on the Little Buttes north of the present day Silver Queen Road.That discovery by W.W.Bowers was followed by many others in the region, includi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZWG_rotary-rocket-roton-atv_Mojave-CA.html
Far better it is to dare mighty thinkigs...even through checkered by failure, than to rank with those timid spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.Theodore RooseveltChief …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZWF_voyager-aircraft-spaceshipone-replica_Mojave-CA.html
Left Plaque:The 1/5 scale flying model of Voyager was built by Glenn Dunlap of Cincinnati, Ohio, and donated to the Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation in 2009. The original Voyager, designed by Burt Rutan and built at Mojave Airport, hangs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZWE_mojave-air-spaceport_Mojave-CA.html
The Mojave Airport was created in 1935 as part of the Kern County Airport System. The fledgling airport was built to serve gold mines near Mojave. At the outset of World War Two, the airport became a Marine Corps Air Station that trained Marine Av…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY8I_josephine-stephens-bishop_Mojave-CA.html
"Josie" was born on June 18, 1875 in Silver City, New Mexico to Harvey and Harriet Whitehall. At 19 years old, she taught school in Pinos Altos, New Mexico. She married Herbert Hall Bishop on March 4, 1896, bearing him seven children. The Bishops …
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