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In August 1956, several Northrop F-89 Scorpions attempted to shoot down a runaway Grumman F6F-5K drone in Southern California, failing to bring it down with rocket fire. [4] It later crashed in a desert area. [4] The Israeli IAI Scout drone was operated in combat missions by the South African Defence Force against Angola during Operation Protea ...
Three people were killed after two helicopters dispatched to help fight a fire in California collided on Sunday, sending one crashing to the ground. 3 dead after helicopters collide while fighting ...
A third QB-17 drone kill was achieved by a Hughes GAR-1 Falcon fired from a F-102A Delta Dagger of the 3201st Test Group (Interceptor), flown by Maj. Robert T. Goetz on this date over the Eglin water ranges. The drone had been previously damaged by an earlier hit during the same mission, fired by Capt. William T. Quirk.
The crew responded to a false fire warning in the cargo hold by discharging the fire extinguisher without opening the pressure release valves, which caused a buildup of carbon dioxide in the cockpit that led to crew incapacitation and a crash. March 12, 1948 30 0 0 Northwest Airlines Flight 4422: Mount Sanford: Alaska: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
PLYMOUTH, Calif. (AP) - Fire officials say a private drone trying to record footage of a Northern California wildfire nearly hindered their air assault. State fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff ...
The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year ...
Three crew are killed in crash of U.S. Air Force Boeing B-47E Stratojet, AF Ser. No. 52-0615, of the 22d Bomb Wing, at March AFB, California. This is the last fatal crash at that base until 19 October 1978. [107] Pilot was Major Clarence Weldon Garrett. 8 January
The ensuing fire, acting like an oxy-acetylene torch, burned through the wingspar and caused the crash. [3] [4] [5] A DC-3 similar to the accident aircraft. Initial news reports listed only the pilot, first officer, stewardess, and the immigration guard, with the remainder listed only as "deportees". [1] Only 12 of the victims were initially ...