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70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight at Edwards AFB


70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight at Edwards AFB

A view of a World War II era B-25J Mitchell bomber from a C-12 Huron assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB. The bomber was one of four vintage aircraft that arrived at Edwards Sept. 18 for the upcoming 70th Anniversary of Supersonic Flight celebration being held Oct. 13-14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)

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#OTD 9 Jan 1943 at Edwards - The first flight of the Lockheed XC-69 took place from Burbank, Calif. to Muroc. It was piloted by company test pilots Edmund Allen and Milo Burcham. The four-engine, propeller-driven aircraft was designed by Kelly Johnson and was developed from the Lockheed L-049 Constellation airliner.
Developmental and operational testing of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (pictured) are just two of the many test programs Edwards AFB continues to oversee in the new year. The 412th Test Wing held the annual Back in the Saddle briefing Jan. 2 to remind the Edwards workforce to be safe as it enters a busy 2018. (Courtesy photo by Darin Russell/Lockheed Martin)
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Congressional visit
Tournament of Roses Parade float to honor Edwards pilot for giving gifts of life
Tournament of Roses Parade float to honor Edwards pilot for giving gifts of life
Tournament of Roses Parade float to honor Edwards pilot for giving gifts of life
Senior Airman Annarose Schoonmaker is the 412th Test Wing Warrior of the Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong)
An Edwards AFB F-35A Lightning II fires an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile as part of weapons delivery accuracy testing. The 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Integrated Test Force completed WDA testing in early December, which concludes a large and important part of F-35 developmental test and evaluation. (Courtesy photo by Chad Bellay/Lockheed Martin)
On December 23, 1974 the Rockwell International B-1A Lancer made its first flight, from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale and landed at Edwards. The aircraft commander was Rockwell test pilot and retired USAF Colonel Charles Bock, Jr. with USAF pilot and B-1 JTF director Col Emil “Ted” Sturmthal, and flight test engineer Richard Abrams. The 70-minute, 250-mile flight path was within reach of the Rogers Dry Lake runways during which basic flight evaluation was conducted.
Lt. Col. Grant Vineyard, 412th Mission Support Group (left), and Lt. Col. Cory Naddy, 412th Test Wing Safety Office, greet motorists at the North Gate Dec. 18. A yearly tradition, base leadership and supervisors hand out candy canes and holiday cards at all of Edwards AFB’s entry gates to show their appreciation to the Edwards workforce and wish everyone a safe holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)
Col. Matthew Higer, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School commandant, hands a candy cane and holiday card to a motorist at Edwards AFB’s North Gate Dec. 18. The colonel teamed up with Airman 1st Class Jerome Holliday, 412th Security Forces Squadron, for the morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit)