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December 20th, 1962, NASA research pilot Milton O. Thompson climbed into a NASA Lockheed JF-104A-10-LO Starfighter, 56-0749, c/n 183-1037, for the purpose of making an X-15 weather evaluation flight. Milton was setting up for a simulated X-15 approach at Rogers...
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November 16th 1977: Indianapolis Center - Following is the Air Traffic Control Transcript:AirEast Pilot: Indianapolis Center, do you have any traffic for AirEast 31?Air Traffic Controller: AirEast 31, negative. The only traffic I have is a TWA L-1011 in your...
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If you are old enough, you will remember Corporal Louis LeBeau on the television sitcom called Hogan's Heroes.Most people do not realize that although actor Robert Clary played a well loved fictional character living in a German POW camp under...
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November 17th, 2017, Okanogan County Washington residents were greatly upset by U S Navy aircraft activity in the skies above.A contrail created by two junior officers with the “Zappers” of Electronic Attack Squadron 130 while operating in their EA-18G...
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November 14th, 1969 a cold front was passing through Florida,bringing unstable weather in the form of showers and thunderstorms. At the time of the launch there was no rain in Kennedy Space Center, sky was overcast with clouds between 2,000...
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