Dating to the 1970s, this silent footage shows sights around Edwards Air Force Base. At :25 the Air Force Flight Test Center main building is shown. At :37 a Chinook helicopter used for rescue is shown on the runway. At 1:46 the exterior of the USAF Aero Space Research and Flight School is shown. At 1:53 a large cargo type aircraft is shown circling. At 2:55 various pursuit and training aircraft are shown on the ramp. At 3:35 a sign for the Rocket Propulsion Lab is shown. At 3:54 a freight train cuts across the desert near Boron, California. At 4:15 the rocket research lab sign is seen again from a moving car, and at 4:35 the main sign for Edwards Air Force Base is seen. At 4:57 are panoramic shots of various facilities with the Muroc dry lake visible behind them. At 5:39 the NACA / NASA Dryden administrative building is shown with a Bell X-2 displayed out front. At 6:28 a military passenger jet is seen on the runway taxiing.

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