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On February 14th 1944 the aircraft shot down a KI 61 but was forced to crash land because of damage sustained during the battle. Pilot Nelson D. Flack, Jr survived the crash and made it back to allied lines after 17 days in the jungle. His plane was discovered in 2004 and brought to Australia for restoration.
After World War II, a few surplus C-46 aircraft were briefly used in their original role as passenger airliners, but the glut of surplus C-47s dominated the marketplace with the C-46 soon relegated to primarily cargo duty. The type continued in U.S. Air Force service in a secondary role until 1968.
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). ). Named after the bird of prey, [1] it was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1
Searchers announced Thursday they've discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong's plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in ...
This is a list of previously missing aircraft that disappeared in flight for reasons that were initially never definitely determined. The status of "previously missing" is a grey area, as there is a lack of sourcing on both the amount of debris that needs to be recovered, as well as the amount of time it takes after the crash for the aircraft to be recovered while searching, to fit this ...
Search and rescue teams of the Colombian Army conduct an operation at the scene after a plane crashed in the jungle more than two weeks ago in Colombia on May 19, 2023 ; 13-year-old Lesly Mucutuy ...
CIA pilot Mele Vojvodich, Jr. takes Lockheed A-12, 60–6929, Article 126, for a functional check flight (FCF) after a period of deep maintenance, but seconds after take-off from Groom Dry Lake, Nevada, the aircraft yaws uncontrollably, pilot ejecting at 100 feet (30 m) after six seconds of flight, escaping serious injury.
A tree protected the remains of a World War II fighter pilot, whose plane crashed in Germany in 1945, for more than 70 years.