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===Holloman Air Development Center=== | |||
The '''Holloman Air Development Center''' became the base operating unit on 10 October 1952, and the {{Convert|3500|ft|abbr=on}} rocket-powered sled was first run on 19 March 1954. On 10 December 1954, Lt Colonel (Dr.) [[John Stapp|John P. Stapp]] rode a Holloman rocket propelled test sled, Sonic Wind No. 1, to a speed of {{convert|632|mph}}. The center was renamed the [[Air Force Missile Development Center]] on 1 September 1957 and inactivated on 1 August 1970. | |||
===Holloman Air Development Center=== | |||
The '''Holloman Air Development Center''' became the base operating unit on 10 October 1952, and the {{Convert|3500|ft|abbr=on}} rocket-powered sled was first run on 19 March 1954. On 10 December 1954, Lt Colonel (Dr.) [[John Stapp|John P. Stapp]] rode a Holloman rocket propelled test sled, Sonic Wind No. 1, to a speed of {{convert|632|mph}}. The center was renamed the [[Air Force Missile Development Center]] on 1 September 1957 and inactivated on 1 August 1970. | |||
==Holloman Air Development Center== | |||
[[File:B-17g-43-38050-359th BS.jpg|thumb|300px|Boeing B-17G-75-BO Fortress AAF Serial No. 42-38050 of the 303d Bombardment Group|alt=]] | |||
The '''Holloman Air Development Center''' became the base operating unit on 10 October 1952, and the {{Convert|3500|ft|abbr=on}} rocket-powered sled was first run on 19 March 1954. On 10 December 1954, Lt Colonel (Dr.) [[John Stapp|John P. Stapp]] rode a Holloman rocket propelled test sled, Sonic Wind No. 1, to a speed of {{convert|632|mph}}. The center was renamed the [[Air Force Missile Development Center]] on 1 September 1957 and inactivated on 1 August 1970. | |||
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* {{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Robert Alan |author-link=Robert Alan Goldberg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC |title=Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America |date=2001 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0300132946 |location=New Haven, Connecticut |chapter=Chapter 6: The Roswell Incident |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC&pg=PA189}} | * {{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Robert Alan |author-link=Robert Alan Goldberg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC |title=Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America |date=2001 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0300132946 |location=New Haven, Connecticut |chapter=Chapter 6: The Roswell Incident |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC&pg=PA189}} | ||