9 Jan 1943
United States
United States
- Commandeered for USAAF service as the C-69, the Lockheed Model L-049 Constellation aircraft made its first flight from Burbank, California, United States to nearby Muroc Army Air Field. ww2dbase [Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Factory | C-69 Constellation | Burbank, California | AC]
18 Jun 1943
United States
United States
- Aircraft designer Clarence Johnson met with Lockheed President Robert Gross and chief engineer Hal Hibbard at the company's headquarters in Burbank, California, United States. Johnson informed the two that US Army Air Force representatives from Wright Field had requested Lockheed to design a jet fighter. ww2dbase [Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Factory | P-80 Shooting Star | Burbank, California | CPC]
26 Jun 1943
United States
United States
- Aircraft designer Clarence Johnson and his team at Lockheed in Burbank, California, United States began working on the first airframe of the XP-80 prototype jet fighter. ww2dbase [P-80 Shooting Star | Burbank, California | CPC]
20 Jul 1943
United States
United States
- Lockheed and USAAF began a three day evaluation of a full scale mock up of a XP-80 jet fighter. ww2dbase [P-80 Shooting Star | Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Factory | Burbank, California | CPC]
22 Jul 1943
United States
United States
- Lockheed and USAAF completed a three day evaluation of a full scale mock up of a XP-80 jet fighter. ww2dbase [P-80 Shooting Star | Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Factory | Burbank, California | CPC]
22 Dec 1943
United States
United States
- Ed Dyess was killed in a plane crash in Burbank, California, United States. ww2dbase [Ed Dyess | Burbank, California | CPC]
20 Oct 1944
United States
United States
- Test pilot Milo Burcham was killed when the YP-80A jet aircraft he piloted crashed shortly after takeoff in Burbank, California, United States. ww2dbase [P-80 Shooting Star | Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Factory | Burbank, California | CPC]
10 Jun 1945
United States
United States
- George Patton addressed a crowd of 100,000 civilians in Burbank, California, United States. ww2dbase [George Patton | Burbank, California | CPC]
6 Aug 1945
United States
United States
- Major Dick Bong, with 40 kills to his credit over the Pacific and his country's top scoring fighter ace of the war, and the holder of the Medal of Honor, was killed at the age of 24 when the Lockheed Shooting Star in which he was carrying out test flights stalled on takeoff and crashed in Burbank, California, United States. ww2dbase [Richard Bong | Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Factory | Burbank, California | AC]
7 Jun 2012
United States
United States
- Louis Zamperini was the guest to the American television program "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". ww2dbase [Louis Zamperini | Burbank, California | CPC]
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