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A Grumman G-21A Goose lost control in a snowstorm over the Montana/Idaho border and crashed into the parking lot of the Lost Trail Ski Area near the summit of Lost Trail Pass, subsequently catching fire. The plane was completely destroyed, and the pilot, who was the only occupant of the plane, was killed.
PenAir was among the last airlines in the world to operate the Grumman G-21A Goose seaplane on scheduled flights. This piston-powered amphibious aircraft was used to resupply remote coastal locations where no land-based airstrip existed. On December 21, 2012, the Grumman Goose made its final commercial flight from Unalaska to Anchorage. [19]
Antilles Air Boats was founded in 1963, and provided transport between St Thomas and St Croix in the US Virgin Islands as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico.Antilles Air Boats built up its fleet until it operated 27 aircraft, all propeller driven float planes from World War II which were well suited to the short hops over water the airline specialized in.
Grumman G-21A Goose: Shot down PK-AFV Pelikaan: Carnot Bay, Australia: 5 March 1942: Douglas DC-3: Bandung-Broome: Shot down Kogalymavia (now Metrojet) Flight designation Location Date Aircraft type Route Cause Flight 348: Surgut Int'l Airport: 1 January 2011: Tupolev Tu-154B-2: Surgut-Moscow: In-flight fire Flight 9268: near Hasna, North Sinai ...
In 1948 another DC-3, a Sikorsky S-43 and a Grumman G-21 Goose were purchased. [4] Grumman Goose of Pen-Air. Reeve sold two of these aircraft to Peninsula Airways (PenAir) in 1977. In March 1949, four days' notice was given that Shemya was to close. This base was vital to Reeve, as it was an all-weather alternative to Adak, Amchitka and Attu.
The United States Air Force's B-21 "Raider," a long-range stealth bomber that can be armed with nuclear weapons, rolls onto the runway at Northrop Grumman's site at Air Force Plant 42, during its ...
PHOENIX − Just eight days remain until pitchers and catchers begin reporting to spring training, but after 93 days since the start of free agency, two of the biggest free-agent infielders remain ...
Energy company Chevron is partnering with Engine No. 1 and GE Vernova to create natural gas power plants in the United States that will be linked to data centers in order to support increased ...