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On September 1, 1961, at 02:05 CDT, the flight crashed into a field south of Clarendon Hills, IL shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport (ICAO: KMDW) in Chicago, killing all 73 passengers and five crew on board; it was at the time the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. [1] [2]
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Farman F.61, a French reconnaissance aircraft; HMS Javelin (F61), a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy; HMS Llandaff (F61), a Salisbury-class frigate of the Royal Navy; HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) an ocean liner requisitioned for the Royal Navy; Northrop F-61 Black Widow, an American fighter aircraft
Southampton was later damaged on 16 October 1939 whilst lying at anchor off Rosyth, Scotland, when she was struck by a 500 kg bomb in a German air raid. The bomb was released from only 150 metres (490 ft) height by a Ju 88 of I/KG.30, and hit the corner of the pom-pom magazine, passed through three decks at an angle and exited the hull ...
HMS Southampton (1912) was a Town-class cruiser, launched in 1912 and sold in 1926. She fought at the Battle of Jutland. HMS Southampton (C83) was a Town-class cruiser, launched in 1936 and sunk off Malta on 11 January 1941. HMS Southampton (D90) was a Type 42 destroyer, launched in 1979 and decommissioned in 2009.
Plane was found in 2009 [102] by aviation archaeologist G. Pat Macha and a group of volunteers, in 100 feet (30 m) of water. [95] 24 October Eleventh of 13 North American X-10s, GM-52-4, c/n 11, on Navaho X-10 flight number 17, out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, an engine problem results in a mission abort. After autolanding the nose wheel ...
On 2 February 2006, while supporting the Type 42 destroyer HMS Southampton in the Caribbean as part of Atlantic Patrol Task (North), Grey Rover was involved in the boarding of merchant vessel MV Rampage and the seizure of 3.5 tonnes (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons) of cocaine with an estimated street value of £350 million. [6]
This plane is now housed at the Solent Sky aviation museum in Southampton. The last flying Sunderland, Excalibur, came ashore at Calshot in 1984. After an extensive refit, it was flown to Florida in 1994 to join the extensive collection of Kermit Weeks at Fantasy of Flight. [9] View of buildings from RAF Calshot on Calshot Spit, Hampshire