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23 June 1943. Oberleutnant Armin Faber of Stab III/JG2 "Richthofen" in combat over Devon with Sergeant Trejtnar of 310 Squadron. Shortly afterwards, Faber's FW190 fell intact into Allied hands when he mistakenly landed at RAF Pembrey.
Top to bottom, Sous Lieutenant William Louis Max Herisson’s Nieuport 24 N3987, SPAD XII and SPAD VII.
Hunting Party - Bristol F2B, Lieutenant Keith Park leading, 1917. Art by Lee Lacey.
The Junkers JU-87D-3 Stuka dive bomber was evaluated with a personnel pod mounted above each wing. The pods could be released during a shallow dive and be 'paradropped' to deliver agents behind enemy lines. The scheme, however, never became operational.
11 June 1911. First flight of the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.1. British experimental aircraft pusher biplane with large balanced fore-elevators built at the Army Balloon Factory at Farnborough. First in the series of Royal Aircraft Factory designs.
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8 June 1966. XB-70 Valkyrie prototype was destroyed in a mid-air collision. Chief Test Pilot Joe Walker (F-104 pilot) and Carl Cross (XB-70 co-pilot) were killed, while Al White (XB-70 pilot) ejected, sustaining serious injuries.