So, young Padawan, you want to see fighter jets zoom through “Star Wars Canyon” (officially known as Rainbow Canyon) in Death Valley National Park? Here’s how to get there — plus a few ...

The origins of the canyon’s nickname are up for debate. Some aviation enthusiasts talk about desert scenes in the “Star Wars” movie franchise that were filmed in Death Valley. The exposed ...

formally known as Rainbow Canyon. But to see where he did turn Death Valley into some of "Star Wars'" most famous backdrops, we head 60 miles west to the heart of the valley in Furnace Creek ...

Tucked in the western edge of Death Valley National Park, Rainbow Canyon -- or Star Wars Canyon, as some call it -- is an aviation geek mecca. Known as the Jedi Transition to the military ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday in Death Valley National Park ... speeding low through a chasm dubbed Star Wars Canyon, officials said. The crash sent dark smoke ...

The canyon in Death Valley ... the famous sequence in “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” in which spaceships plunge and speed through a corridor on the Death Star. But on Wednesday ...

The US Navy has confirmed the death ... Valley National Park in California on Wednesday. The pilot, who has not yet been named, apparently crashed into the wall of what is known as "Star Wars ...

This deafening show that was over in a flash is a fairly common sight at Death Valley National Park ... and test jets in the gorge nicknamed Star Wars Canyon. Photographers — some capturing ...

Nobody knew what “Star Wars” was yet ... Mesquite Flat sand dunes and Desolation Canyon. Of all the footage shot in Death Valley, only a minute or two ended up in the movie, spliced ...

A fighter jet flies through Star Wars canyon in California's Death Valley National Park in this undated photo. (National Parks Service) A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet was flying “too fast and ...

Most “Star Wars” fans know that many of the scenes were filmed on location in Death Valley. Rachel Reigard used that knowledge and combined it with a Valentine’s Day surprise to complete her ...

Walker, 33, died in the Wednesday crash in a canyon in Death Valley National Park ... The area has gained the nickname "Star Wars Canyon" because of the manuevers jets perform that callback ...