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The Bader Way, in Woodley, Reading is named after Bader. Woodley Airfield, now redeveloped but housing the Museum of Berkshire Aviation, is where Bader lost his legs in a flying accident in 1931. The Bader Road, in Poole, Dorset is named after Bader. Bader Walk (previously Douglas Bader Walk but renamed following public consternation) in ...
In the years before the war numerous aviators visited Woodley, including Charles Lindbergh and Amy Johnson; [1] Douglas Bader lost his legs in a flying accident on the airfield in 1931. He was in the RAF and had been forbidden from doing low level stunts because of the danger. He recorded the accident in his log book " Crashed slow-rolling near ...
The Museum of Berkshire Aviation is a small aviation museum in Woodley, a town in Berkshire, England.The museum is on the edge of the site of the former Woodley Aerodrome and many of its exhibits relate to the Phillips & Powis company, later renamed Miles Aircraft, which was based there from 1932 to 1947.
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
Third USAF Air Force Academy Slingsby T-3A Firefly crash in 28 months kills student and instructor when the engine fails during a turn at ≈500 feet altitude, aircraft enters spin and explodes on impact, two miles E of the Colorado Springs academy airfield. "Their aircraft had been written up by pilots 10 times for engine problems, including ...
Wreckage of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single aircraft crash in history. Japan Airlines Flight 123 – Flight 123 was flying over Japan when part of its vertical stabilizer detached, causing some hydraulic loss which led to losing control. Flight crews tried to recover the plane and head back to Tokyo, but it was too late.
A man who had illegally entered the airfield was struck by the plane as it was landing. January 26, 2020 9 0 0 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash: Calabasas: California: Sikorsky S-76B: The chartered helicopter flight crashed in heavy fog, after the pilot became disorientated as he mistakenly flew through instrument meteorological conditions.
The crash of a Grumman S-2 Tracker moments after take-off from Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, kills all four U.S. Navy crew on board. A military spokesman said that the twin-engined anti-submarine warfare plane crashed and burned "after climbing to some 100-feet.