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On 29 February 1932 four aviators flew out of Cologne, Germany on a round-the-world flight attempt.The group comprised pilot Hans Bertram, co-pilot Thom, mechanic Adolph Klausmann and cameraman Alexander von Lagorio, and was intended to find potential markets for Germany's aviation industry as well as a goodwill tour visiting German communities along the route.
Three planes crashed during the search mission; although all crew survived, the incidents reflected the dangers of the Yukon terrain: [6] On 30 January, a C-47, Air Force serial number 45-1015 from the 57th Fighter Wing, that had been participating in the search, stalled and crashed in the McClintoc mountains near Whitehorse. Its crew members ...
Nearly 4,400 aircraft on 2,600-acre, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. [1] Kingman Field, Arizona: United States Storage and repair for Delta, American and United. [15] Pinal Airpark, Arizona [16] United States Blytheville, Arkansas: United States Storage and scrapping for retired aircraft including the MD-80 series aircraft.
Panorama Air Tour flight from Honolulu to Molokai. Was to fly across 35 km (22-mile) channel on an overcast night with no moon. Plane slowed from 170 to 95 knots (315 to 176 km/h), gained 500 feet (150 m) altitude, and turned left 190 degrees before disappearing from radar at 18:53. Pilot had not flown IFR for 15 months and only flew during the ...
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It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports (such as Derby Field, near Lovelock), some were returned to agriculture or simply abandoned to decay and return to desert, and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front-line bases during the Cold War ...
3 miles (4.8 km) north of Flagstaff on U.S. Route 180: Flagstaff: Oldest home in Flagstaff, home of Thomas McMillan. Part of the Museum of Northern Arizona: 71: House at 310 South Beaver: House at 310 South Beaver: April 30, 1986
It's World War II, and the King Nine, a B-25 Mitchell bomber, has crashed in the desert. Captain James Embry finds himself stranded, alone except for the wreckage and the mystery of what happened to his crew, all of whom have disappeared. The movement of the plane in the wind and his visions of the missing men serve to heighten Embry's ...