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Spitfire 944 is a short documentary in which the 83-year-old World War II pilot John S. Blyth views 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash-landing for the first time, 61 years after the event. [ 1 ] Behind the scenes
Nine crew members of a Flying Fortress based at Sioux City, were killed when the plane crashed and burned on a farm near here late today. Persons within a radius of several miles said they saw the plane explode and crash." [179] B-17F-40-VE, 42-6013, of the 393d CCTS, piloted by Frank R. Hilford, appears to be the airframe involved. [180] 2 January
The plane developed trouble soon after a takeoff and radioed nearby Hamilton field to clear a runway. The pilot circled toward the field. The big ship lost altitude and then dived into a hillside on the Herzog ranch, three miles northwest of Hamilton field. As it crashed great flames swept through the wreckage. Not a man escaped."
The crash occurred days before wartime aircraft will take to the skies to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy. More than 20,000 Spitfires were built in the 1930s and 40s, and the deft, maneuverable plane played a key role in defending the U.K. from attacks by Germany’s Luftwaffe during the ...
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A Spitfire has crashed into a field “in the vicinity of” RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire. Police and emergency services rushed to the scene on Langrick Road at just before 1.20pm on Saturday.
The Puma crashed into a field when its tail hit the ground coming out of the manoeuvre causing the entire airframe to hit the ground. The aircraft tumbled and the cockpit canopy sheared off completely. The pilot, crewman and one of the troops were killed. The other eight occupants were injured, some severely. [81] [82]
Egyptian swimmer who was killed in a plane crash while serving with the Egyptian Air Force when his Spitfire collided in mid-air with another Spitfire over Port Said. Paris Kanellakis: Greece 1995 Computer scientist, professor American Airlines Flight 965: Buga, Colombia Navigational errors by flight crew William Kapell: United States 1953