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
8 May 1956 -A USAF Martin B-57C-MA Canberra, 53-3858, crashed on the Ship Shole island bombing range near Langley AFB, Virginia, killing both crewmembers. From the accident report: “Cause of accident – Undetermined”. The aircraft was observed to be flying in a northeasterly direction at an estimated 500 feet altitude and traveling at a high […]
8 May 1927: The “Transatlantic White Bird”, a bi-plane piloted by french Aviator Captain Nungesser is attempting to be the first to cross the Atlantic non-stop from Paris to New York. The plane is spotted in the early morning off Nova Scotia and is fighting strong headwinds while heading for the Maine Seaboard. The plane had
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7 May 1975 The second prototype General Dynamics YF-16A Fighting Falcon, 72-01568, on a practice flight prior to deployment for the Paris Air Show, suffered a failure of the main undercarriage leg to extend. General Dynamics test pilot Neil Anderson flew the aircraft until the fuel was nearly exhausted and then made an expert grass