Contrails over the Mojave : the golden age of jet flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base / George J. Marrett

Author: Marrett, George J.
Published: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2008]
Copyright Date: ©2008
Physical Description: xviii, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents

Don't kill yourself -- Chasing the whistle -- USAF flight school -- Defending the Golden Gate -- Cold War -- Charm school -- Space cadets -- Flight test operations -- Fighter branch -- Phantom foibles -- Metal falling from the sky.

Subject(s)

Airplanes, Military—California—Flight testing
Airplanes—California—Flight testing—History—20th century
Aeronautics—Research—United States—History—20th century
Aeronautics, Military—Research—United States—History—20th century
Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.)—History—20th century

ISBN

9781591145110 (alk. paper)
1591145112 (alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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