February 17, 2011
Blog ArchivesCrashed P-38 Lightning: The Maid of Harlech
In 2007, a P-38 Lightning Fighter that crash landed on a beach in Wales in 1942 reappeared for the first time in 65 years. Dubbed the Maid of Harlech, a race is on to recovered the abandoned aircraft. Fortunately, it is once again hidden from prying eyes by the shifting sand.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Lightning XS894
The loss of Lightning XS894 in 1970 is seen by some as the most enduring UFO story in British military history. But for those who support a more terrestrial explanation, the aircraft’s subsequent disappearance is every bit as mysterious.
10 Spectacular Aircraft Ejections
They say any landing you walk away from is a good one. But does the same thing go for ejecting? In this amazing sequence of footage we see aircraft colliding with one another, overshooting aircraft carrier runways and simply breaking apart in mid-air – with the pilots at the controls “banging out” out at the last possible second.