The 96th Test Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Test Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The wing was activated at Eglin in 1994 as the 96th Air Base Wing, the headquarters for all support units on Eglin, the largest installation in the Air Force. In 2012, it absorbed the mission and resources of the 46th Test Wing and added the mission of testing and evaluating weapons, navigation and guidance systems and command and control systems.
Group B-17F with crash crew
Camouflaged and unpainted 413th Squadron B-17Gs
339th Squadron B-17G on hardstand
B-47E in markings of 96th Wing
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is a development and test organization of the United States Air Force. It conducts research, development, test, and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to deployment. It has test flown every aircraft in the Army Air Force's and the Air Force's inventory since World War II. The center employs nearly 13,000 people, and controls the second largest base in the Air Force.
Headquarters, Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB, California
Headquarters, 412th Test Wing
Headquarters, USAF Test Pilot School.
Lockheed XP-80A, AAF Ser. No. 44-83021, Gray Ghost in flight.