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Number 76 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed during World War I as a home defence fighter squadron and in its second incarnation during World War II flew as a bomber squadron, first as an operational training unit and later as an active bomber squadron.
A Douglas C-49K, piloted by Anthony R. Mensing, [21] (a DC-3-455 ordered by TWA as NC43982, but taken over by the USAAF before delivery) [22] en route from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, Washington, crashed 76 miles SW of Fort Nelson at the 8,500 foot level of Mount Mary Henry, killing all eleven on board. The wreckage was ...
RAF Shipton was brought into use in September 1916 as a landing site for No. 76 (Home Defence) Squadron, RAF. The site is 4 miles (6.4 km) south east of RAF Linton-on-Ouse, 5 miles (8 km) north of York, [1] and 1.9 miles (3 km) north of Shipton by Beningbrough village. [2]
A No. 76 Squadron P-40 Kittyhawk undergoing maintenance at Kiriwina in January 1944. No. 76 Squadron continued to support Allied operations around New Guinea during 1944. On 17 January it took part in an attack on a Japanese camp near Lindenhafen, New Britain which involved 73 aircraft and was the largest RAAF operation to that point in the war ...
The wreckage of a U.S. Navy fighter jet that crashed Tuesday in Washington state has been found, but the aircraft's two crew members remain missing. ... the squadron returned from a nine-month ...
The wreckage was located Wednesday. ... “All EA-18G squadrons are stationed at NAS Whidbey Island, with the exception of one squadron (VAQ-141) attached to CVW-5, Forward Deployed Naval Force ...
On 13 July 1967, Flight Lieutenant Cooper was conducting an engineering Air Test on a Mirage IIIO whilst operating from RAAF Base Darwin with 76 Squadron. Whilst at 25,000ft and positioned 10 nautical miles north of Darwin, the low-pressure fuel cock switch malfunctioned, causing the engine to flameout. Cooper attempted to relight the engine ...
The Navy is sending crews to investigate the wreckage, ... U.S. Navy Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1), Patrol Squadron (VP-46), NAS Whidbey Island Search and Rescue, and U.S. Army 4-6 ...