Air show returns to Valley skies - Yeager, B-2, Raptor among attractions

Valley Press on ^ | Saturday, October 22, 2005. | ALLISON GATLIN

[BenLurkin]

"The Golden Knights Black Demonstration Team take flight over Edwards Air Force Base on Friday morning. The Golden Knights will be performing during the Edwards Air Force Base Open House and Air Show, which opens today." KELLY LACEFIELD Valley Press

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

My Dad, Frank Baker, is there today. He worked at Edwards for over 30 years, flew with Chuck Yeager, and was buddies with Pancho Barnes. This will be a great day for him.

[SevenMinusOne]

My Dad, Frank Baker, is there today. He worked at Edwards for over 30 years, flew with Chuck Yeager, and was buddies with Pancho Barnes. This will be a great day for him.

Wonderful -

[pbear8]

DH is Pancho's cousin.

[concentric circles]

It got a little noisy here yesterday and every time I looked up they were already gone.

[BenLurkin]

Please tell him thank you for all of us in the high desert who love our country and appreciate their work as aviation pioneers.

[Gracey]

Your dad must be quite a fine man. You must be proud of him.

[ExcursionGuy84]

General Yeager's still A'livin'!?!?!?

*Aroo-GAH, Aroo-GAH, Aroo-GAH*

[Gracey]

Oops - meant for u

Your dad must be quite a fine man. You must be proud of him.

[Gracey]

Sure - I hear he lives in Grass Valley

[BenLurkin]

Not just alive - but still flying at over the speed of sound. We heard the sonic boom about 75 minutes ago.

[hedgetrimmer]

Please tell him thank you for all of us in the high desert who love our country and appreciate their work as aviation pioneers.

I'll second that. If I coulda been there this weekend, I woulda. I hope someone posts pictures.

[BenLurkin]

Yeah . . . guess he's slowed down in recent years.

Somebody else must have opened the show with a sonic boom this year.

[Die_Hard Conservative Lady]

I was at work yesterday (Edwards AFB) and was able to watch some of the pilots practicing their maneuvers! We (co-workers)had our own private air show! Beautiful!

B-1, B-2, B-52, C17, C-130, F-15, F-22 etc!

[Mark17]

I was at work yesterday (Edwards AFB) and was able to watch some of the pilots practicing their maneuvers! We (co-workers)had our own private air show! Beautiful!

We had ours at Travis AFB last week. I hope you enjoy the show as much as we did.

Regards

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

I will tell him - he'll be very happy to hear that. I am very proud of him!

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

"DH is Pancho's cousin."

Sorry - who is DH?

[stboz]

Interesting to note on Google Earth....if you zoom in to Edwards and look a little, there's not one, but TWO SR-71s off Lakeshore just west of the compass in the lakebed.

Operational?