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    Location Summary

    Continent

    North America

    Country

    United States

    Region

    California

    City

    Palmdale

    Name

    Edwards AFB - Radar and Photo Range

    Comments

    Apparently the base makes use of a number of airframe hulks as radar and photo targets. They are located in the desert, and are more than likely off limits to the public. At one point a pair of XP-81s were removed from the range and sent to Wright-Patterson for restoration.

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    Site Coordinates The Aircraft
    A 34 49 22.11 N 117 49 25.95 W
    34.822808333299996,-117.823875
    Some of the airframes at this location may be in view from Mercury Blvd.
    B 34 48 58.67 N 117 51 50.77 W
    34.8162972222,-117.864102778
    Airframes at this site with dossiers...
    Convair-Consolidated YB-58A-1-CF Hustler, s/n 55-0665 USAF, c/n 6
    Other airframes reported at this site...
    1: B-58
    C 34 49 08.51 N 117 51 09.30 W
    34.8190305556,-117.852583333
    This is the RB-52B that was used in barrier net testing.
    Boeing RB-52B Stratofortress, s/n 53-0379 USAF, c/n 16858
    D 34 49 10.37 N 117 51 06.71 W
    34.8195472222,-117.851863889
    This is the B-52E that was used as a flying testbed for the engine developed for the C-5 Galaxy. The B-52E was dismantled by explosives to meet arms limitation treaty obligations.
    Boeing NB-52E Stratofortress, s/n 57-0119 USAF, c/n 464108
    E 34 49 19.98 N 117 49 44.89 W
    34.822216666699994,-117.829136111
    Airframes at this site with dossiers...
    McDonnell NF-101A Voodoo, s/n 53-2422 USAF, c/n 5
    Other airframes reported at this site...
    1: F-101
    F 34 49 52.09 N 117 46 38.46 W
    34.8311361111,-117.77735
    X-21A - The X-21A was a modified B-66 Destroyer used to test laminar flow wing modifications. The pylon mounted engines were removed from the wings and mounted at the back of the fuselage similar to a DC-9.
    1: X-21
    G 34 49 55.55 N 117 46 04.61 W
    34.8320972222,-117.767947222
    North American F-100A Super Sabre, s/n 52-5760 USAF
    H 34 50 13.05 N 117 44 33.85 W
    34.8369583333,-117.742736111
    1: X-21
    I 34 51 41.19 N 117 46 50.32 W
    34.861441666699996,-117.780644444
    Boeing B-47B Stratojet, s/n 51-2075 USAF
    J 34 52 14.55 N 117 35 22.76 W
    34.8707083333,-117.589655556
    1: F-4
    K 34 52 30.94 N 117 35 32.34 W
    34.875261111099995,-117.592316667
    L 34 52 29.51 N 117 35 38.46 W
    34.8748638889,-117.594016667
    1: T-38?
    M 34 52 29.57 N 117 35 37.22 W
    34.8748805556,-117.593672222
    1: T-33?
    N 34 52 29.54 N 117 35 36.07 W
    34.874872222200004,-117.593352778
    1: T-33?

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