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The Battle of Palmdale was the attempted shoot-down of a runaway drone by United States Air Force interceptors in the skies over Southern California in mid-August 1956. The drone was launched from Point Mugu Naval Air Station and soon went out of control. Interceptor aircraft took off from Oxnard Air Force Base and caught up with the drone, but ...
The Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, formerly known as the Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark is an aviation museum and airpark located in Palmdale, California with various United States military aircraft on display. The park is located adjacent to the United States Air Force Plant 42 and the Blackbird Airpark Museum.
Palmdale is part of a twin-city complex with its northern neighbor Lancaster and together they are the principal cities within the Antelope Valley region and California's High Desert. Downtown Palmdale is located at 34°34′46″N 118°07′00″W, [27] at an elevation of 2,655 feet (809 m) above sea level.
Assemblymember Tom Lackey, right, a Repubican from Palmdale, introduced legislation Sept. 11, 2024, to pull $3 billion from California’s high-speed rail project to pay for $100 rebates to owners ...
The first XB-70 — nicknamed Valkyrie following a naming contest — was rolled out in Palmdale, California, on May 11, 1964. With a wingspan of over 100 feet, six General Electric turbojet ...
The Space Shuttle Enterprise rolls out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities with Star Trek cast and crew members in September 1976. Northrop B-2A roll-out ceremony on November 22, 1988, at USAF Plant 42. Palmdale Army Airfield was declared a surplus facility in 1946 and was purchased by Los Angeles County for use as a municipal airport.
Location and operating hours. Dry Town Water Park first opened in 2006 and is operated by the city of Palmdale, California. It is located at 3850 East Avenue S, on the grounds of the Palmdale Oasis Park & Recreation Center in the southeast portion of the city. [2]
A high speed line following the Palmdale–Apple Valley–Las Vegas route was included in the 2018 California State Rail Plan as part of the 2040 timeline of projects. [26] Subsequently, the state of California issued tax-exempt, private activity bonds to XpressWest to partially fund construction. [ 27 ]