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Pages in category "Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
"SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 28, – Failing to free himself from the training plane he was piloting when it went into a spin, James Spillman, 23, army air corps cadet flyer stationed at Lindbergh field, died in a crash today six miles north of San Diego. William E. Clark, civilian instructor, leaped to safety in a parachute after ordering Spillman ...
XB-32-CO 41-142 on 28 February 1944. On 17 March 1943, the initial contract was signed for 300 B-32-CFs but development problems continued. On 10 May 1943, the first XB-32 crashed on takeoff after making a total of 30 flights before the second XB-32, s/n 41-142, finally flew on 2 July 1943. This aircraft had a traditional stepped cockpit canopy.
At an altitude of 20,000 feet, this was the highest fatal World War II training accident in Nebraska. One bomber crashed in the adjoining farm fields of Frank Hromadka Sr. and Anna Matejka, 2 miles N and ½ mile E of Milligan, Nebraska. The other crashed in the farmyard of Mike and Fred Stech, 3 miles N and 2 miles E of Milligan.
He told a San Diego audience near NAA facilities, "I endorse wholeheartedly the B-70 manned aircraft." [50] Kennedy also made similar campaign claims regarding other aircraft: near the Seattle Boeing plant he affirmed the need for B-52s and in Fort Worth he praised the B-58. [51] XB-70A parked at Edwards Air Force Base in 1967
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s temporary grounding and required inspection over the weekend of at least 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 ... were canceled at Miami International Airport, according to ...
Out of 116 B-58 Hustlers produced, 24 were lost in crashes. This represents a loss rate of approximately 21% of the total number produced. [69] On October 27, 1959, a Convair B-58 Hustler jet bomber was being flown from Carswell Air Force Base near Fort Worth, Texas, to Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Three civilian crew members were aboard ...