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[snakeyes]

Jackie Cochran and Col. Chuck Yeager EAFB 1962 for those that do not no who Jackie Cochran is.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochran

 

[snakeyes]

 

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[snakeyes]

High Ho Off To Work I go bye

 

[super-bee_ski]

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Ha Ha!
That's an old pic for sure!

 

[super-bee_ski]

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This pic is the recent past location of the F-22s
We now "moved" down the street and the new Northrup Bomber, B-21 will be located here as soon as it arrives..
I spent the last 16 years in this compound, 4 buildings, 2 on each side, 2 opposite.
That building is 1864
The building to the left is 1870
Yup, soon the be the new Northrup B-21 Bomber

 

[super-bee_ski]

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Pancho's is now a memorial
We have an annual BBQ every year
Anyone wishes to come down, let me know and I'll take you to the event....

 

[super-bee_ski]

I probably should have posted most of this on our NASA thread sorry ,but ski twisted my arm

I did!
Ha Ha!
Great posts and pics guys
snakeyes, cool pics, Edwards AFB has not changed
PS: On the way home I'll add a pic!

 

[super-bee_ski]

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Home!
Edwards AFB!

 

[Hikin Mike]

Love the Corsair. Don't have any pics of the full-size, but I have some of my 1/32 and 1/72 scale plastic models.

 

[oldbee]

Just got a message that 'Memphis Belle' is supposed to be done with restoration at USAF museum in spring '2018!!

 

[Hikin Mike]

A few years ago I was covering an RC event at the old Castle AFB. The P-51 "Grim Reaper" made a few passes and landed.

This year "Old Glory" took off and made one pass and flew away. Came to find out that it's based here.

 

[Bladecutter]

Martin B-26 prototype 1st
take off/flight

 

[Basket case]

Just got a message that 'Memphis Belle' is supposed to be done with restoration at USAF museum in spring '2018!!

I'm hoping to be at The Air Force Museum to see her unveiled. We saw here and The Swoose in the resto area. Be a site to see all three combat veteran ,and three different model Fortresses in the same spot.

 

[Bladecutter]

Prototype for P-51


The P-51 was brought about because the war dept. wanted North American to build P-40's under license from Curtiss. North American's answer was that they could build their own bird easier & @ less expense than reramping to produce Warhawks.

 

[Auggie56]

A-M-E-R-I-C-A!

 

[Auggie56]

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A veteran of Israels independence fight. This is an original German ME109 that was used against the Arabs to defend the Jewish State in 49' (?) They had only a few pilots and fewer aircraft, but they held off and beat less experienced pilots. Most of Israel's pilots were WW2 American aviators.