Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California.Originally known as the Muroc Army Air Field, the base was renamed on December 8, 1949 in memory of U.S. Air Force test pilot Glen Edwards (1918-48), who died 18 months earlier while testing the Northrop YB-49 flying wing.
Edwards has been an airbase since 1933.It has long been a home for flight research and testing and has subsequently been home to many of aviation's most important and daring research flights.
Convair F-106B Delta Dart - Seen here at Edwards while in use as the B-1 chase plane. Currently preserved at the Chino Yanks Museum, Chino, CA. Photo: October 29, 1989.
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter - Preserved at the Air Force Flight Test Centre Museum. This aircraft was delivered to NASA in 1966. Photo: November 13, 1989.
Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress - Used by NASA for many years as a air vehicle launch platform. At the time it was engaged in trials with the Phoenix project. Photo: October 29, 1989.
Lockheed F-104B Starfighter - This aircraft was once operated by NASA at Edwards AFB as N819NA and was used to train pilots to fly the X-15 rocket propelled aircraft and the Space Shuttle. It was later used as a chase plane. It is shown here at McClellan Airfield in Sacremento. Photo: November 17, 1989.
Boeing B-52H Stratofortress - Assigned to the 6512nd Test Squadron, Air Force Flight Test Centre. Photo: October 29, 1989.LINK: All photos copyright Mike Freer/ Touchdown Aviation
