EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Edwards legacy of ground breaking flights and brave pilots have their stories preserved and told at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum.
The Air Force Flight Test Center Museum features a variety of exhibits including aircraft, election seats, weapons, models and engines.
Everything from pre-history with the development of the lake beds more than a million years ago to current operations, mostly feature the flight test heritage more than the local history heritage of Edwards. However, Displays on the homesteading here in the early 20th century. Primary focus is on the golden age of flight test, which is from 1942 all the way up to 1977.
The museum uses a variety of examples and information that combine to make their displays.
Some of the more unique aircraft include, the only two-seat A-10 Thunderbolt ever built, the first F-111 Aardvark built,
the first production F-4 Phantom, the first T-47, first YA-7F Corsair II, and the NB-52 Stratofortress."