30 June 1961 - The Black Vault

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The XP-81 and xp-84 arr1ved at Muroc Army Air Field in 1946 for
testing. It was obvious even. at this embryonic ~tage
oi' baBe devel­
Qpment that the A:rrlr3 Air Force desert station was destined to becolIi.e
·.a.prov;tngground for aircraft and a testing 5itefor experl­
~ntal au·planes.
FurtneI'ev1c:1ence .of th1..ngs to come was experienced on 14 Ootober
1941 wheh Captain CharlesE. Yeager., USA};', piloted the Bell X-I
eXperllnenta:irooket researeha1rplane here to a speed or 760 m1.les
, . pel'tlourb1'ea."k1lig tne soUnd barrier' for the first tUe. Four months
later. (12Pebruary 1948') j :MurQc ArriJy Air Field was redesignated Muroc
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A!l' For>ceBase.Un1ts a.ttB;ched "'oraas1gned at the time were the
4144th Air Forc.e Base Ull.tti ·the 3208th Strate Bomb Teat Squadron..
AAO'S ~d weather det.e.el-i.l!!fmt3. 00. 28 Augu'st 1948.. thG 4144t~ .Ai!> Force
~BeUnit . w.3~named .the2759th Ail" Force Base J 5 and was rede.slgnated
.20 May 1.949 as the 2759th EXperimental W:1:l18# composed of two groups
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and 'twoSCfuadrons.
Co~dera of the bomber crew tra~~ and a1rora~t
bAse to the time it was named Edwards A.1r Force BaseW'ere;
and
test desert
~~Ol" Glenn L. ~bQga5t 24 Jul 42 - 19 Dec 42
L1eu'tenant Colonel Frank D. GI)~ 13 Dec 42 - 13 ¥ar 44
C61on~1 Rob.rt D. Cork 14 I>1LlI' 44 - 31 Mal! 44
ColQnei Ral.phA. Snavely 1 Apr 44 - 1 ~y 44
C~lonel Ger.ald E • Hoyle 2 May 4-4 - 21 Dec 44
Colonel· Warren E. 1)lB.XWe11 22 Dec 44 - 1 r'!ay 46
Colon~lSlgna A. GiLkey 2 May 46 31 Aug 49
Bt1gadlerGene·ral Albert fuyd 7 Sep 49 ­
4. DAF GO No.2, 13 Jan 1948.
5. Hq AMC GO No. 53, 20 Aug 1948.
# UM.ts were; Hqs & iiqs 3016th A.B:i and Hqs & Hqs 3077th .0\00 asgd
to 2759th EY.:p \