Edwards, Glen Walter, Capt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Captain
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 770-Airplane Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Enlisted)
Primary Unit
1944-1948, AAF MOS 770, Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)
Service Years
1941 - 1948
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Captain

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Home Country
Canada
Canada
Year of Birth
1918
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; Lincoln, California
Last Address
Muroc AAF (later Edwards AFB), California
Date of Passing
Jun 05, 1948
 
Location of Interment
Lincoln Cemetery - Lincoln, California

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
In the Line of DutyAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2014, In the Line of Duty
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was born in Canada but moved to Lincoln, CA when he was 13 and he maintained dual citizenship for the rest of his life.
He was an A-20 Havoc pilot in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII and a test pilot after the war.
He and 4 others were killed in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing bomber.
Edwards AFB (formerly Muroc AAF), CA is named for him.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Edwards_(pilot)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1099447/posts

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70659438
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Drinks/toast_2_Glen_Edwards.htm
http://www.warbirdforum.com/edwards.htm

   

  1944-1948, AAF MOS 770, Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)

Captain
From Month/Year
- / 1944
To Month/Year
June / 1948
Unit
Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) Unit Page
Rank
Captain
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 770-Airplane Pilot
Base, Station or City
Wright Field, OH, and mostly Muroc AAF, CA
State/Country
California
   
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 Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) Details

Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)
Type
HQ/ Command Element
 
Parent Unit
Command Elements
Strength
Center
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Feb 14, 2023
   
Memories For This Unit

Other Memories
It was then the Flight Test Division.

   
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1 Member Also There at Same Time
Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC)

Powell, Robert Haynes, Capt, (1942-1954) A33 AAF MOS 770 Captain

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