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Operations => Aviation & Flying Activities => Topic started by: Color Guard Rifleman on April 23, 2019, 12:07:57 PM

Title: Northup Grumman N-9M crash
Post by: Color Guard Rifleman on April 23, 2019, 12:07:57 PM
Northrup Grumman N-9M crashed in Southern California killing the pilot and destroying the last N-9M in existence.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27594/rare-and-historic-northrop-flying-wing-crashes-into-prison-yard-in-california (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27594/rare-and-historic-northrop-flying-wing-crashes-into-prison-yard-in-california)
Title: Re: Northup Grumman N-9M crash
Post by: PHall on April 23, 2019, 06:01:27 PM
Yep, landed less then a mile from where my squadron meets at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Norco.
The prison is the Navy's next door neighbor.

He was flying some practice for the Airshow coming up the first weekend of May.
Title: Re: Northup Grumman N-9M crash
Post by: Color Guard Rifleman on April 23, 2019, 06:52:56 PM
Quote from: PHall on April 23, 2019, 06:01:27 PM
Yep, landed less then a mile from where my squadron meets at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Norco.
The prison is the Navy's next door neighbor.

He was flying some practice for the Airshow coming up the first weekend of May.

Real sad because it was the very last one too
Title: Re: Northup Grumman N-9M crash
Post by: SarDragon on April 23, 2019, 08:18:17 PM
All about it: https://planesoffame.org/aircrafts/plane-N9MB
Title: Re: Northup Grumman N-9M crash
Post by: AdAstra on April 23, 2019, 11:07:44 PM
There is still a Northrup N-1M Flying Wing, which is slightly smaller than the N-9M, on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.