This week in Edwards flight test history
412th Test Wing Public Affairs
/ Published March 23, 2017
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --
On March 23, 1948, the Douglas XF3D Skyknight made its first flight, with Douglas test pilot Russell Thaw at the controls. The F3D, a large twin-engine night fighter developed for the Navy, had been trucked in to Muroc Army Airfield from El Segundo, California, for its flight test program.