Report: Plane flew low into power line after control seized. (AP) A small plane that crashed in New Hampshire, killing one man and injuring another, was flying low and descended into a power line after one of the men seized control of the aircraft from the other, according to a preliminary report. This creates a difference in air pressure between the upper and lower surfaces as the plane moves forward.
The people of Cceres celebrated the good fortune of the American crew, which was invited by the city council for a 'Spanish wine ceremony'.An estimated 10,000 military aircraft crashed in Britain during WW2. Towards the end of World War II, Lower Silesia was the scene of many Allied bombing.Their target was a mysterious construction site at Pas-de-Calais, on the coast of France. Although the purpose of the site was yet unknown, it would turn out to be one of the launching ramps for the German V-1 rocket.First LT James O.
There above the town of Eastbourne, Sussex, the flight of Ruth-Less ended.Three members of the crew are buried at the Cambridge American Cemetery in England the rest were returned to the United States after the war. The crew in the photo above (thankfully for them) are not the crew aboard the “Ruth-less” in this famous final mission.The crew of the “Ruth-less” on this fateful flight (again, not pictured) were:In all, the Second Air Division lost four B-24s this date, a very low total. Like “Ruth-less,” another crashed on return from the mission, while one other went down over France, and another over the North Sea.A memorial marks the crash site of “Ruth-less” in Eastbourne. Below is a moving video by Steve Edwards. The bomber was named in honor of the pilot’s girlfriend, Ruth: since he was away from her, he called himself, and his bomber, “Ruth-less.”Early in the morning a broadcasting by local radio informed us of a plane crash, at about 8 kms from town.
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