Airpark cleans up in preparation of Vietnam memorial unveiling
by Diane Betzler
11/10/2009 – EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — More than 50 volunteers came out Nov. 7 to help clean up the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark for the unveiling of the Mobile Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall ceremony scheduled for Nov. 13…
…Joe Davies Heritage Airpark is no ordinary park, you won’t find swings or slides or baseball fields, but what you will find is lots of American aviation history, and that’s what Antelope Valley residents come to support, Mr. Holtz said.
The 11-year-old park is currently home to about 15 restored military aircraft plus a 1/8 scale model of the Northrop-built B-2 Spirit and an AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile. An old Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is displayed in all its former glory. The B-52 was America’s first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber and is currently serving its sixth decade of active duty in the U.S. Air Force.