5 May 1969 – A USAF North American F-100D-70-NA Super Sabre, #56-3214, one of two Super Sabres from the 452nd TFS/81st TFW out of RAF Lakenheath, was on a gunnery mission over Holbeach Range, Cambs., UK. The plane suffered engine failure, forcing pilot Capt. R.E. Riggs to eject. The jet fighter impacted into farmland, missing
Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox after serving a tour of duty as a Marine airman in the Korean War. On January 2, 1952, the Marines recalled Ted Williams to active duty in the Korean War. He had previously served in WWII. He attended Spring Training with the Red Sox until he was to […]
5 August 1954 – “As the first pre-production Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark, BuNo 125480, piloted by George Jansen, is flown on a test flight out of Edwards AFB, California, the temperamental gearbox transferring the Allison XT-40A power to counter-rotating propellers fails, and even though the powerplant continues to partially function, the props automatically feather. Unable to
3 August 1955 – On this day, President Eisenhower signed the Civilian Airport Modernization Bill. The legislation established a long-term program of federal government aid toward the construction of airports in the United States. “President Eisenhower reached out to retired Major General Ted Curtis, a World War I flying ace who had served under Eisenhower
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