UPL 47682

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1LT (later Captain) Glen Walter Edwards Pilot 47th BG - 86th BS - 12th AF Later gained fame as a test pilot. He was killed in the crash of a YB-49 at Muroc AAF. The base was renamed Edwards Air Force Base in his honor.

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Units

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-435753
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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