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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DDY_piper-pa-48-enforcer_Edwards-Air-Force-Base-CA.html
Piper PA-48 "Enforcer". . . The Piper PA-48 Enforcer is a turboprop-powered light close air support/ground attack aircraft. It was an ultimate development of the original World War II North American P-51 Mustang. The Enforcer concept w…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJM_sound-barrier-cracked_Edwards-AFB-CA.html
On October 14, 1947 42,000 feet above thismonument, Captain Chuck Yeager, USAF, piloting a Bell X-1 rocket airplane named Glamour Glennis, became the first person to exceed Mach 1. With this flight, the era of supersonic aviation was born.
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