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This remote training site, now a small enclave within present-day Edwards, served the Army Air Corps' bombers and fighters for several years. With the arrival of World War II, a permanent base sprang up for the training of combat flight crews.
Jun 29, 2018 · Edwards Air Force Base: Where history is made! It was 70 years ago this month, on June 5, 1948, that Capt. Glen Edwards died when the B-49 Flying Wing he was co-piloting crashed – killing all five on board. In this special issue, we take a look back at the history of the base from the earliest days of flight test, to modern times when the
The origins of Edwards AFB date to September of 1933 when Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. “Hap” Arnold established Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range, within the confines of present-day Edwards AFB, as a remote training site for his March Field squadrons.
History. Origins. A water stop on the Santa Fe Railroad since 1882, the site was largely unsettled until the early 20th century. In 1910, Ralph, Clifford and Effie Corum built a homestead on the edge of Rogers Dry Lake.
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The Edwards site was mostly unpopulated desert until the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1876, according to Edwards' website. In 1882, the lakebed of Edwards (called Rodriguez Dry Lake at the time) was host to a water stop for the Santa Fe Railroad. "Rodriguez" was later changed to "Rodgers" and then "Rogers." Around 1910, the Corum fam...
The base underwent a name change in 1949 to honor an airman who died the year previously, Capt. Glen W. Edwards. Quickly, the natural lakebed and the talent of the local pilots attracted high-powered research to Edwards, providing a location where highly experimental aircraft could be tested. All of the United States' first generation of jets under...
Much of Edwards' work today remains under wraps due to the secret nature of its mission, but the base's website acknowledges that it has helped with efforts such as the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the war of terrorism more generally. One notable program was the single-seater Lockheed Martin X-35, which was tested at Edwards Air Force B...
The history of Edwards Air Force Base, one of the most secretive military installations in the world, and the history of Lockheed, the company behind Skunk W...
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Edwards AFB has a long history in aviation. It began in 1933 as the Army Air Corps' Muroc Lake Bombing and Gunnery Range, used by airmen stationed at March Field. In 1937 training of the Army Air Corps took place here.
