Staff Report

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor Air Force officials determined in 1950 that the retention of expertise and test facility familiarity at its new Arnold Engineering Development… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor In November 1950, Maj. Gen. Franklin O. Carroll moved the Air Engineering Development Division he commanded from Ohio to Northern Field… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor When the Air Force needed someone to lead the new Arnold Engineering Development Center through its earliest of days, it looked… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor In June 1952, it was announced that Air Force and Arnold Research Organization offices would begin transitioning from Northern Field to… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor The months, weeks and days leading up to and following the June 25, 1951, dedication of the Arnold Engineering Development Center… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor On the morning of June 25, 1951, then-U.S. President Harry S. Truman arrived in middle Tennessee. His plane, the Independence, which… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor On Oct. 27 and 28, 1949, then-President Harry S. Truman signed the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949. The first… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor After the Scientific Advisory Group’s May 1945 survey of German facilities was completed, American scientist and group member Frank Wattendorf remained… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close