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In August 1956, several Northrop F-89 Scorpions attempted to shoot down a runaway Grumman F6F-5K drone in Southern California, failing to bring it down with rocket fire. [4] It later crashed in a desert area. [4] The Israeli IAI Scout drone was operated in combat missions by the South African Defence Force against Angola during Operation Protea ...
The drone slowly descended in an easy spiral, approaching a desolate section of desert 8 miles (13 km) east from Palmdale Regional Airport. Just before crashing, the drone severed three Southern California Edison electric cables along an unpaved section of Avenue P. The drone's right wing dug into the sand, it then cartwheeled and disintegrated.
The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said in a Monday news release that it has not identified the bodies of the Petrushkas because “the violent impact of the plane crash and subsequent fire of ...
The crash started a wildfire which firefighters contained to an area smaller than one square mile. After the fire was extinguished, crews remained on site for a time to watch for hotspots and reignition. [2] [8] Initial reports indicated that an "auto pilot issue during flight" contributed to the crash. [2]
The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year ...
The ensuing fire, acting like an oxy-acetylene torch, burned through the wingspar and caused the crash. [3] [4] [5] A DC-3 similar to the accident aircraft. Initial news reports listed only the pilot, first officer, stewardess, and the immigration guard, with the remainder listed only as "deportees". [1] Only 12 of the victims were initially ...
University of Colorado weather researchers were operating the drone near Boulder on Wednesday when it went down and the lithium battery caught fire. It forced evacuations that were later rescinded.
A third QB-17 drone kill was achieved by a Hughes GAR-1 Falcon fired from a F-102A Delta Dagger of the 3201st Test Group (Interceptor), flown by Maj. Robert T. Goetz on this date over the Eglin water ranges. The drone had been previously damaged by an earlier hit during the same mission, fired by Capt. William T. Quirk.