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Commander Nigel David "Sharkey" MacCartan-Ward, DSC, AFC (born Nigel David Ward, 22 September 1943 – 17 May 2024) was a Royal Navy officer who introduced the Sea Harrier aircraft to service with the Fleet Air Arm and commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War.
Rear Admiral Clarence Wade McClusky, Jr., (June 1, 1902 – June 27, 1976) was a United States Navy aviator during World War II and the early Cold War period. He is credited with having played a major part in the Battle of Midway .
The pilot, Lt Cdr Michael Auckland, and the flight engineer, CPO Stephen Brooks were both killed in the incident. 16 February 1996 United States Marine Corps: AV-8B Harrier II Pilot was killed shortly after takeoff from Cherry Point, North Carolina, when his AV-8B was apparently struck by lightning. [15] 7 October 1996 United States Marine Corps
Four McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom IIs of VF-96, CVW-9, launch on a BARCAP mission from USS Ranger, [244] but the leader of the second element, Lt. Cdr. William Greer, in F-4B-16-MC, BuNo 151425, [245] loses an engine on launch and the fighter bellyflops into the sea, both crew ejecting. This was VF-96's first loss of the war.
Fort Campbell Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Dwyer Jr. died doing what he loved said a family friend. Dwyer, 38, was one of five 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), or Night Stalkers ...
The pilot - Lt Cdr Broadwater - ejected and was picked up. 1 June 1982 - XZ456 was shot down while on an armed recce by a Roland surface-to-air missile to the south of Port Stanley , by GADA 601 . The pilot - Flight Lieutenant Mortimer - ejected and was rescued by a Sea King from 820 NAS after nine hours in the water.
Presumptive finding of death [3] April 14: Greenleaf, Joseph G: Lieutenant: US Navy: VF-114, USS Kitty Hawk: Easter Offensive: South Vietnam, Cam Lo District: Pilot of an F-4J hit by ground fire and seen to hit the ground with no ejection observed. The remains of the weapons systems office Lt. Clemie McKinney were returned in 1985 [40]
Michael Ward, who played guitar with the band The Wallflowers from 1995 to 2001, has died. He was 57. He was 57. The band announced the sad news on their official Facebook page on Wednesday, April 3.