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The “Ghost Bomber of the Monongahela” is still missing, and the subject of plenty of conspiracy theories. 66 Years Ago, a B-25 Bomber Mysteriously Vanished in a Pennsylvania River Skip to main ...
Despite the relatively shallow water, the aircraft was never recovered and became known as the "ghost bomber". [32] [33] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a graphical representation of the flight path and flight details in 1999. [34] [35] As of 2018, the bomber has not been found.
Search for sunken bomber suspended February 14 with no success – aircraft is thought to have possibly settled in submerged gravel pit area in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water, ~150 feet (46 m) from shore, possibly now covered by 10–15 feet of silt. This crash remains one of the Pittsburgh region's unsolved mysteries. [10] December 22, 1954
A U.S. Air Force North American TB-25N Mitchell, 44-29125, on a cross-country flight from Nellis AFB, Nevada, to Olmsted AFB, Pennsylvania, was diverted to Greater Pittsburgh AFB but ditched in the Monongahela River. Four of the six crew evacuated successfully but two drowned. The aircraft wreckage was never recovered. [46]
To solve the sub's escape room challenge, visitors must answer Pittsburgh riddles, like what happened to a military bomber that crashed there in 1956?
The bomber, based at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, had refueled Pittsburgh and was bound for Bedford, Massachusetts when it apparently became lost. Local residents reported hearing it circle over Springfield and nearby Perkinsville shortly before impact, and seeing it blink its lights at an altitude of 1,000 feet or less.
The gunship design concept dates to late 1942 and NAA sent a field technical representative to the SWPA. The factory-produced B-25G entered production during the NA-96 order followed by the redesigned B-25H gunship. The B-25J reverted to the bomber role, but it, too, could be outfitted as a strafer. Late war development B-25J2 Mitchell strafer ...
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