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Nov. 23, 1942:
President
On this date ...
Roosevelt signed
Nov. 20, 1953: legislation
Scott Crossfield, a authorizing the
National Advisory establishment of
Committee for a women’s coast
Aeronautics guard auxiliary,
(NACA) test pilot, called the SPARS.
flew a Douglas The organization
D-558-II Skyrocket relieved officers
research plane to and men for
Mach 2.01 (1,272 duty at sea
mph) at an altitude by replacing
of 62,000 feet to them with Nov. 25, 1940: The B-26, with Martin test pilot
establish a new women in shore William K. “Ken” Ebel at the controls, made its
unofficial world’s establishments. first flight. The Martin B-26 Marauder was an
speed record. American twin-engined medium bomber that
saw extensive service during World War II.
The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore,
Md., and Omaha, Neb., by the Glenn L.
Martin Company. First used in the Pacific
Theater of World War II in early 1942, it was
also used in the Mediterranean Theater and
in Western Europe.

Nov. 21, 1952: Nov. 24, 1959: The Hiller X-18 V/STOL
The new XB-52 (vertical/short takeoff and landing) test
Stratofortress made vehicle made its first actual flight (above
its first arrival at the 14’), a conventional takeoff piloted by
Air Force Flight Test George L. Bright and Bruce Jones. The
Center, Edwards Air X-18 was a tilt-wing proof-of-concept
Force Base, Calif., for vehicle powered by two Allison VT40-A-14
engine calibration and turboprop engines driving contra-rotating
thrust measurement propellers. It was designed to explore V/
prior to Phase II STOL properties in cargo-type aircraft.
evaluation. The new
intercontinental bomber
had made its first flight
on April 15, 1952, in
Seattle, Wash.

Edwards Air Force Base
Restoration Advisory Board

November 2020

RAB Fact Sheet

Available Online

Because of COVID-19 and in lieu of the November 2020 RAB meeting, a
fact sheet has been published with an update of the base's environmental
restoration program. The fact sheet covers activities that have occurred
since the November 2019 RAB meeting and planned future activities.

Experience community. Discover truth. The fact sheet is available on the Edwards AFB public
website (www.edwards.af.mil/About/Environment) and
Lancaster Baptist is a church with RAB Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RAB.Edwards).
a friendly, family atmosphere,
compassionate vision, and strong
commitment to Bible truth. We offer t The RAB provides two-way communication between the public
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