There are definitely periods in aviation that will always stand apart. As a small example; I am greatful that I got to experience watching some Thunderbirds performances flying F-100 C’s when the 60’s started.

The second half of the 50’s and first half of the 60’s decades are special to me as I consider these the prime time periods for parameters (speed and altitude) that were established (especially in fighter aircraft) at Edwards that are still the current params used by today’s fighter aircraft.