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- The hub of the base is Edwards, California. Established in the 1930s as Muroc Field, the facility was renamed Muroc Army Airfield and then Muroc Air Force Base before its final renaming in 1950 for World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Capt. Glen Edwards.
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Established in the 1930s as Muroc Field, the facility was renamed Muroc Army Airfield and then Muroc Air Force Base before its final renaming in 1950 for World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Capt. Glen Edwards.
In December 1949, Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of Capt. Glen W. Edwards, who was killed a year earlier in the crash of the YB-49 Flying Wing.
In 1949, the base was renamed in honor of Captain Glen W. Edwards, killed in the crash of a YB-49 Flying Wing, and, in 1951, it was oficially designated as the Air Force Flight Test Center. That same year, the United States Air Force (USAF) Test Pilot School moved to Edwards from Wright Field.
Muroc was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in December 1949 in honor of Captain Glen W. Edwards, killed while testing the YB-49 Flying Wing. Edwards AFB became a primary test center for rapidly advancing aircraft designs and jet and rocket engines in the Cold War.
In December of 1949, the base was renamed in his honor. By that time it had already long since become the de facto center of American flight research and, on June 25, 1951, this fact was finally given official recognition when it was designated as the U. S. Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC).
Jun 2, 2015 · Renaming and reframing. 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...
Jun 29, 2018 · On Dec. 8, 1949, Muroc Air Force Base was of-ficially redesignated Edwards Air Force Base and, during ceremonies on Jan. 27, 1950, a plaque was unveiled that commemorates his achievements. The tribute at its base reads: “A pioneer of the Flying Wing in the western skies, with courage and daring unrecognized by himself.”
