Comments on: 26 May 1961 https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/ Important Dates in Aviation History Sun, 26 May 2024 20:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Colin Leighfield https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/#comment-40858 Sun, 26 May 2024 20:08:29 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=2029#comment-40858 What a tragedy for the Bleriot Trophy winning crew. The Hustler was amazing, but probably unforgiving as well.

]]> By: Marc https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/#comment-40857 Sun, 26 May 2024 19:33:41 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=2029#comment-40857 In reply to Robert Crawley.

When I visited LRAFB Open Houses in the ’70s and ’80s, 59-2437 was still there by the alert shack but it looked decrepit and abandoned. It was gone by the 90s. Apparently it had a landing gear incident in the late 50 and was removed from service.

]]> By: Bill Howard https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/#comment-27084 Fri, 27 May 2022 02:18:48 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=2029#comment-27084 They were sure all gone when I arrived January 1972…

]]> By: Robert Crawley https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/#comment-24245 Wed, 27 May 2020 04:47:59 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=2029#comment-24245 When I left LRAFB in Late 69 I had not heard any skuddle about the B-58 being phased out of service. I was personally SHOCKED!

]]> By: Robert Crawley https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/#comment-24244 Wed, 27 May 2020 04:43:29 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=2029#comment-24244 Worked Ops Plans LRAFB 65/69. AFSC Illustrator.
Job disc. Assembly/ updating Revs and printing SIOPs

]]> By: Glenn https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/26-may-1961/#comment-24242 Tue, 26 May 2020 14:58:26 +0000 http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/?p=2029#comment-24242 Too bad a great weapons system was retired in its prime by politics

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