United States. Air Force. Test Pilot School
Organization
Dates
- Existence: September 9, 1944-
Historical Information
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School began on September 9, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to standardize test pilot training. On February 4, 1951, it was moved to the Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. The school trains test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators on aircraft and other evaluations of aerospace weapon systems.
Citation:
"U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School." Wikipedia.org. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Air_Force_Test_Pilot_SchoolFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 6
Scope and Contents
The Roy D. Bridges Jr. papers document the extensive Air Force and NASA career of Roy D. Bridges Jr.The papers include but are not limited to, artifacts, audio visual material, awards, books, briefs and records, certificates, clippings, clothing, correspondence, diaries, documents, flight logs, flight checklists and data files, along with Bridges' pilot kneeboard notes, medals, mementos, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, textbooks, research papers, and working paper...
Dates:
1950 - 2013