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Description: A U.S. Navy Grumman S2F-3 Tracker of Air Anti-Submarine Squadron 36 (VS-36) "Grey Wolves" passing the Tench-class submarine USS Sirago (SS-485). VS-36 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 58 (CVSG-58) aboard the U.S. anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVS-15) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 June to 31 August 1962.
August 30 – Two Cuban patrol boats fire on a U.S. Navy Grumman S2F Tracker with a crew of three United States Naval Reserve personnel on a training flight 15 nautical miles (28 kilometres) off Cárdenas, Cuba. August 31 – The U.S. Navy conducts its last blimp flight at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, marking the end of its airship program. [25 ...
Flightradar24 is a Swedish Internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It includes flight tracking information, origins and destinations, flight numbers, aircraft types, positions, altitudes, headings and speeds.
GPS aircraft tracking is a means of tracking the position of an aircraft fitted with a satellite navigation device.By communication with navigation satellites, detailed real-time data on flight variables can be passed to a server on the ground.
30 July 1962: J58 engine completes pre-flight testing. October 1962: A-12s first flown with J58 engines; 28 December 1962: Lockheed signs contract to build six SR-71 aircraft. Earlier in the month, on 17 December the 5th A-12 arrived at Groom Lake and the Air Force expressed an interest in obtaining reconnaissance versions of the Blackbird.
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Varig Flight 810 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles with stopovers in Lima, Bogotá, Panama City, and Mexico City. On 27 November 1962, the Boeing 707-441 operating the route crashed into a mountain on approach to Lima, killing all 97 passengers and crew.
Flight tracking enables travellers as well as those picking up travellers after a flight to know whether a flight has landed or is on schedule, for example to determine whether it is time to go to the airport. Aircraft carry ADS-B transponders, which transmit information such as the aircraft ID, GPS position, and altitude as radio signals.