Aerotech News Edwards History Edition September 2023
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Edwards Air Force Base: Where history is made!
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On June 5, 1948, Capt. Glen Edwards died when the YB-49 Flying Wing he was co-piloting crashed – killing all five on board. But the base that bears his name, Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s High Desert, has a long history that predates Captain Edwards.
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 newest aircraft in the U.S. inventory continue to be tested.
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