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On 11 February 1962, a Farm Gate SC-47 on a leaflet drop mission crashed, killing the six airmen, two soldiers and one Vietnamese crewman on board. This was the first of several Farm Gate losses. [3]: 25 Viet Cong (VC) attacks were increasing across the countryside, and there were rising calls for air support to embattled ground troops.
Title Director Cast Genre Note 13 West Street: Philip Leacock: Alan Ladd, Rod Steiger, Dolores Dorn: Drama: Columbia: The 300 Spartans: Rudolph Maté: Richard Egan, Diane Baker ...
An Operation Farm Gate SC-47 crashed 70 miles north of Saigon while on a leaflet-dropping mission, killing eight Americans (six Air Force and two Army) and one Vietnamese. [14] [15] 14 February. Journalist James Reston published an article in The New York Times stating that "The United States is now involved in an undeclared war in South ...
This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1962 per Variety's weekly National boxoffice survey. The results are based on a sample of 20-25 key cities and therefore, any box office amounts quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with Lawrence of Arabia winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures will celebrated their 50th anniversaries.
The crash of a Grumman S-2 Tracker moments after take-off from Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, kills all four U.S. Navy crew on board. A military spokesman said that the twin-engined anti-submarine warfare plane crashed and burned "after climbing to some 100-feet.
1962 Moon on a Rainbow Shawl: East 11th Street Theater [17] Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: Celeste Chipley Adelaide Smith (understudy) Booth Theatre [21] 1963 The Blue Boy in Black: Joan Masque Theatre [17] [22] Trumpets of the Lord: Rev. Marion Alexander Astor Place Theatre [17] [23] 1966 A Hand Is on the Gate: Performer Longacre Theatre [24] 1968
The only other deployment of B-26 aircraft to Laos prior to the introduction of the B-26K/A-26A was the deployment of two RB-26C aircraft modified for night reconnaissance during May–July 1962 under Project Black Watch. These aircraft, drawn from Farm Gate stocks, were returned at the end of these missions. [25] A Farm Gate B-26B