Good old Edwards and the NASA Armstrong Test Facility if there is one place where supersonic aircraft earn their keep it is here. X1, X2, X15, Blackbird, F-15, Lifting Bodies, and yes even The Shuttle itself all had their first flights here. This is Edwards where supersonic begins.
Seeing the Voodoos reminds me so much of my boyhood, watching the Armed Forces Day airshow at Hamilton AFB in the early 1960s. Great video, and it reminds me so much of why I love airplanes to this day.
It's a nit, I admit, but both the SR-71 and YF-12 were derivatives of the A-12. The chine configuration of the YF-12 is very different due to the needs of the radome. Yes, it was a 2 seater whereas the A-12s were primarily single seat (until the M-21 drone launcher) Great video ! Thank you.
This Air Force Brat lives at 7607 Langley St. Edwards AFB from early 1967- late 1969. Dad had just separated from the Army when he enlisted in the Air Force was an Aerial Photographer. I was immediately hooked on the planes there. As an 7-9 year old brat I was able to see many fun aircraft as dad was able to take me to flight line many times over. He, being an Aerial Photographer, was able to fly in the back seat of aircraft such as the T-33, T-38, F-4 and F-104. He hated the T-33 because he was with too hot or too cold at the same time. He also hated flying in the F-4s because they were so cramped that he had a hat time handling the cameras. He loved flying in the F-104s. He said they were so comfortable. Very roomy and we're just fun. I remember playing with "pet desert tortoises". Looking for lizards in the desert behind our house. All of our homes had talk brick walls surrounding the yard to keep out any snakes, I guess. All in all, Edwards was a fun base after having lived in New York, any Ft. Hamilton, and in Alaska, at Ft Richardson, of which we were there during the Earthquake in 1964. Long time ago, still with many memories.
My father worked there from 1954 through the early sixties as part of Chance Vought’s flight test crew, when they closed operations at Edward’s. He was on that crew in Grand Prairie, TX, and before that in Stratford, CT. I was in high school in Palmdale when we saw the B52 contrail in the sky when the X-15 fired up. It looked like a finger wrote a white Nike swoosh in the sky that went straight up and disappeared.
I was first at Edwards in 1988, doing Archaeology work for a couple of Companies. Worked at the Farm Drop Zone, the South Sled Track and at Kerosene Flats, the town of Muroc. I went back to the Base in 1993 worked on the Precision Impact Range and other AFRL sites. From 1994 to 2012, I worked for the Prime Contracting Firms on the Base and did Archaeology and History Work on all portions on the base, including the Pancho Barnes ranch, Muroc Bombing and Gunnery site that was built in 1933/34. During that time on I ran a number of tours of the first bombing and gunnery site, and I have tried to get it on the National Register of Historic Places, but failing that at least have it designated a Historic Monument. So far no luck. Now that I am 70 and retired, I hope one of the two actions I mentioned will be eventually done.
That's fascinating to hear Cole. We toured the Pancho Barnes ranch and the John Paul Stapp sled track years ago ... maybe our paths might have even crossed at the History Office!
@@themagicalworld4430 I would be happy to discuss my work with you. As for my reports, unfortunately none were published or provided to the internet as they were done under contract to the Air Force. A lot of the info could be at Public relations office, but I cannot be sure of that.
You better bet whoever arranged the easy listening rendition of the Beatles' _And I Love Her_ at 28:30 paid royalties to Apple music. But then again let's thank Universal Music Group for posting the original: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5tc0gLSSU1M.html
Uh, Captain Glen Edwards was from Alberta, Canada, where he spend virtually all of his formative years. Nice job with facts there. You'd think that since this is a documentary about, you know, Edwards Air Force Base, there'd be some factual emphasis on its namesake.
Why was the base named after the copilot instead of the pilot? I assumed it was bc supposedly he was from California like the narrator stated in the video but your saying he wasn’t from California but Canada. So why not name it after the Major not the Captain?
Forbes AFB, Kansas was named after the pilot. We only said co-pilot Edwards was from California (where Muroc Field was located) not that he was born in California.
