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Navy T-39D flight training accident in eastern San Diego County on April 1, 1977. Five killed. Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 425 seconds On April 1, 1977, a U.S. Navy T-39D (BuNo 150545, C/N 277-4) was conducting a low altitude flight training mission at the time of the accident. The aircraft encountered severe turbulence and crashed in eastern San Diego County for undetermined reasons. All five crew members were killed. |
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Northrop T-38 Talon, Fred Erb talks about the development of the supersonic trainer Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 618 seconds Fred Erb at 93 years young talks about the development of the Northrop T-38 supersonic advanced trainer and his time at the Northrop Aircraft Company. |
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North American T-6 Texan Crash site visit on 02-20-2012 near the San Gabriel mountains Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 429 seconds On July 2, 1947 1st Lt. Edward F. Bickford was flying a routine solo proficiency training flight near the San Gabriel mountains when he collided with the ground in a canyon resulting in the death of 1st Lt. Bickford. The type of aircraft was a North American Aviation AT-6D U. S. Army Air Force Reserve 4th Air Force, Long Beach Air Training Detachment. |
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Northrop F-89 Scorpion, Fred Erb talks about the development of the F-89 Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 800 seconds Fred Erb talks about his time at Northrop Aircraft Company during the development of the F-89 Scorpion Jet fighter and accidents |
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Northrop Flying Wings YB-49, YB-35 and N-3PB Story by Fred Erb Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 1148 seconds Fred Erb talks about his time from 1940 with the Northrop Aircraft Company and the development of the N-3PB Floatplane, the YB-35 and YB-49 Flying Wings and more! Fred Erb at 93 years young |
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Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart Test Flight Footage 1955-56 B. J. Long - Test Pilot Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 378 seconds Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart Test Flight Footage of a supersonic jet in 1955-56 B. J. Long - Test Pilot |
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Bell P-39N crash site visit near Barstow, CA on 02-02-2012 G. Pat Macha Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 494 seconds Bell P-39N 42-18894 On April 13, 1944 2nd Lt. Robert W. Beattie was on routine fighter training flight when his P-39N was seen by a witness to be in a spin. 2nd Lt. Beattie attempted to bail out by releasing a cockpit door, but he failed to leave his aircraft which crashed and burned on flat desert near Barstow, CA. |
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Crashed Douglas C-53 Skytrooper and Waco CG-4A Glider accident in 1943 Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 1409 seconds Wreck hike visitation to a crashed Douglas C-53 Skytrooper and a Waco CG-4A Glider accident. The flight departed Van Nuys, California to Victorville, California in 1943. |
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Wreck Hike Visit to a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Crash on 7-20-1968 Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 1254 seconds Wreck Hike Visit on 12-31-2011 to a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Airtanker that Crashed on 7-20-1968 on a Fire Fighting Mission. G Pat Macha |
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Wreck Hike Visit to a B-24 Liberator that Crashed on August 12, 1943 G.Pat Macha Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 1152 seconds Wreck Hike Visit on 12-28-2011 to a B-24 Liberator that Crashed on August 12, 1943 in the Lower Mojave Desert |
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P-40 and P-39 Aircraft Wreck Hike to crash sites on 11.21.11 G. Pat Macha Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 1608 seconds Aircraft Wreck Hike Visits to a Crashed Curtiss P-40M Warhawk and two Bell P-39Q Airacobra WW2 fighters near Rice Army Air Field, CA on 11.21.11. Kodak Zi8 pocket camera, Bruce Guberman |
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Crash site visitation to a Douglas A-4A Skyhawk on 10.19.2011 G. Pat Macha Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 635 seconds Douglas A-4A skyhawk Crash site visitation in the high desert north of Victorville California on 10.19.11 G. Pat Macha Aviation Historian and Archeologist. Type video camera used: Kodak Zi8 Pocket. Bruce Guberman |
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RC Airplane Night Vapor by Parkzone indoor flying Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 259 seconds Night Vapor indoor flight, Ultra Micro, lots of fun, great for flying indoors on windy and rainy days. One of the easiest R/C to fly. |
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P-61 Black Widow, Fred Erb talks about the design features Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 465 seconds Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Fred Erb 92, started work at Northrop in 1940 and talks about the design features of the P-61 and interesting stories of test pilots. |
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Corsair Crash - Wreck Visit to FG-1A Corsair on May 21 2011 Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 1223 seconds Wreck Visit to a FG-1A Corsair built by Goodyear Aircraft Company G. Pat Macha, aviation historian and archeologist. Type video camera used: Flip video with no video stabilization. Bruce Guberman |
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Piper PA-18 Super Cub Crash, Aircraft Wreck Hike to a Piper PA-18 Super Cub on 17 June 2011 Posted by: bt13a
Video duration: 712 seconds Piper Super Cub Wreck Hike to a Piper PA-18 Super Cub which crashed in 1978 near Potato Mountain. G. Pat Macha, aviation historian and archeologist. Type video camera used: Flip video camera with no video stabilization. Bruce Guberman |
















