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Clarence 'Bud' Anderson was a WWII triple ace who flew 116 combat missions over Europe in his P-51 Mustang 'Old Crow,' scoring 16.25 aerial victories with the 357th Fighter Group — and never took a scratch. He went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam, became Chief of Flight Test at Edwards AFB, and was promoted to honorary brigadier general at age 100. He flew west on May 17, 2024, at the age of 102.
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On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and was destroyed in under 40 seconds. Thirteen passengers, 22 crew, and one ground worker were killed. The disaster effectively ended the era of commercial airship travel.
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On May 5, 1983, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, registration N334EA, operating as Eastern Air Lines Flight 855, departed Miami International Airport at 08:56 on a short flight to Nassau International Airport in the Bahamas, carrying 162 passengers and 10 crew...
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Walter Marty Schirra Jr. was born on March 12th, 1923. Schirra received his wings in 1948 and joined Fighter Squadron 71 (VF-71) at Quonset Point, Rhode Island where he flew the F8F Bearcat, F-80 Shooting Star, and F9F Panther fighter...
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On April 28, 1988; Flight 243, a Boeing 737-200, departed from Hilo International Airport, at 13:25 HST, bound for Honolulu, with five crew members and 90 passengers on board. After the 737 had reached its cruising altitude of 24,000 feet,...
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