Edwards Air Force Base Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards (1918–1948). During World War II, he flew A-20 Havoc light attack bombers in the North African campaign on 50 hazardous, low-level missions against German tanks, convoys, troops, bridges, airfields, and other tactical targets. Edwards became a test pilot in 1943 and spent much of his time at Muroc Army Air Field, on California's high desert, testing wide varieties of experimental prototype aircraft. He died in the crash of a Northrop YB-49 flying wing near Muroc AFB on 5 June 1948. The base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic
Beane Air Force Base Beane Air Force Base Beane Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Sea. It is now the site of Hewanorra International Airport. The base was probably named for James Beane, a US Army Air Force World War I flying ace. Beane Field was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Forces Sixth Air Force during World War II. Construction was completed on 15 Nov. 1942, with a mission to defend the Panama Canal. The 5th Bombardment Squadron (9th Bombardment Group) and 59th Bombardment Squadron