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Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County , but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County .
It is assigned to the 412th Operations Group at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 445th is part of the Air Force Test Center . Originally constituted in 1943 as the 445th Fighter Squadron , it was involved in the early testing of the first U.S. jets, the Bell P-59 Airacomet and later the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star .
The 370th Flight Test Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the 413th Flight Test Group, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California.It has been active in the flight test role since 2001.
The 452nd Flight Test Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron. It is assigned to the 412th Operations Group of Air Force Materiel Command, stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where it performs flight testing on unmanned aerial vehicles.
The squadron's second predecessor was organized on 10 March 1989 as the 6518th Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California. [1] It conducted flight testing of MC-130H Combat Talon II and AC-130U Spooky aircraft. [ 21 ]
Edwards Air Force Base — in the Antelope Valley of the western Mojave Desert, in Southern California. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The squadron provides Air Combat Command personnel to support combined test and evaluation on Air Force weapons systems. The unit also provides the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and Air Force Materiel Command with test team members who have an operational perspective to perform test and evaluation on Combat Air Force systems.
Was 2754th Air Force Base. Transferred to ARDC as 6540th Missile Test Wing. [96] 2758th Experimental Wing: Kirtland AFB, NM: AMC: c. 1948: c. 1949: Was 2758th Air Force Base. Transferred to SWC as 4901st Special Weapons Wing. [47] 2759th Experimental Wing: Edwards AFB, CA: AMC: c. 20 May 1949: 25 Jun 1951: Was 2759th Air Force Base. Replaced by ...