Last of 1943 Northrop N-9M “flying-wing” prototype crashes killing pilot. An airplane I never knew existed, but now I know as a real loss. Very cool videos with probably the deceased pilot.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-in-california
Last of 1943 Northrop N-9M “flying-wing” prototype crashes killing pilot. An airplane I never knew existed, but now I know as a real loss. Very cool videos with probably the deceased pilot.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-in-california
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
One thing that has always plagued pusher props is overheating...The 9M had a history of inflight fires...I just hope the pilot survived......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Surprised such a piece of history was still being flown. Too bad.
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I wonder why the question of the pilots fate? That thing appeared to have gone straight in and nothing is left of it.