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The City of Palmdale and Air At a 2021 ceremony dedicating a from Highland and Knight high VIDA Program; AV Chambers of Organizations interested in
Force officials broke ground on memorial plaque for Joe Davies at schools; SOAR High School; Commerce; the Air Force Assn. of adopting an available aircraft
the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at the Heritage Airpark, dignitaries and Lancaster High School Eagle Antelope Valley; Little Miss Antelope may contact Palmdale Parks and
Palmdale Plant 42 on Oct. 20, 1998. family members recalled his memory Robotics; the Palmdale Aerospace Valley; The Cochran Family and AV Recreation Coordinator Gabriel
The man whose memory is of the time he served at Plant 42: “It Academy; Lancaster School District Riders. Garcia at 661-267-5345.
honored in the Heritage Park’s name, was the best job I ever had in the Air
retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Force.”
Davies, was selected for the honor Col. Davies died on Sept. 7, 2016,
in gratitude for his years of service six weeks after the passing of his
to aeronautics, Air Force Plant 42, wife, Audie.
the city of Palmdale, and the entire
Aerospace Valley, united by the Adopt-A-Plane
presence of its vibrant aerospace Of particular interest to Joe
economy. Davies was support of the Palmdale
In 1962 the Davies family moved Airpark’s Adopt-A-Plane program,
to Palmdale, and from 1963 to 1967, involving two all-volunteer groups
he served as commander of the Air dedicated to maintaining the aircraft
Force-owned manufacturing center in different ways.
for aeronautics defense contractors. When a plane is donated,
He deployed to Vietnam in 1967 volunteers disassemble and transport
and served one year as commander it to the Airpark, and then restore
of an Airlift Control organization at it piece by piece before reassembly
Phù Cát Air Base. Returning to the and display. Most restoration work
States, Joe was stationed at Lowry is done in a 3,500-square-foot shop
AFB, Colo., retiring in 1973 after 32 provided onsite by Lockheed Martin
years of service. Aeronautics Co. Volunteers for the
Happily returning to Palmdale, maintenance and restoration team are
Joe devoted his time, talents and primarily retired from aerospace and
energies to community service and military careers, who each typically
leadership. He won election to three spend two days a week at airpark.
four-year terms on the Palmdale City The second group, drawn
Council between 1988 and 1996, predominantly from area schools,
and also served as a director on the aerospace and civic organizations,
Antelope Valley Board of Trade, AV cleans adopted airplanes about
Transportation Authority, Palmdale once a month, or as needed. The
Kiwanis Club, Boy Scouts, Little city provides the tools and cleaning Photograph by Evelyn Kristo
League, Salvation Army, United Way, materials. A Boeing 747 used as a shuttle vehicle transport carrier is on display at the Joe Davies Heritage Air Park located at
and Edwards Flight Test Historical Groups volunteering include: 2001 E. Avenue P in Palmdale, Calif. Hours for the aircraft museum are Friday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
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