Jan 5, 1967 was not a good day for things flying in the skies of Nevada
October 31, 2017 8:48 PM Subscribe
Tom Mahood - known for his investigation into what happened to the Death Valley Germans - searches for a lost spy plane.
From the Ewasko notes:
"You haven’t failed at something until you officially give up.(Whoever said this is an idiot)".
I didn't realize that search and rescue reports couldbe so enjoyable to read.
posted by mecran01 at 4:51 AM on November 1, 2017
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I didn't realize that search and rescue reports couldbe so enjoyable to read.
posted by mecran01 at 4:51 AM on November 1, 2017
That was fascinating. It boggles the mind just how big and remote so much of the American West is.
posted by mdonley at 4:57 AM on November 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by mdonley at 4:57 AM on November 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
Apparently there are shredded bits of titanium from crashed airplanes and such all over the desert. Prototypes crashed a lot more often back when, I guess. (But still less than one might expect)
posted by wierdo at 6:22 AM on November 1, 2017
posted by wierdo at 6:22 AM on November 1, 2017
Yeah, it's not at all uncommon to find bits of airframe confetti all over the Mojave. I've seen bits of wrecks at crash sites at least a dozen times. I used to see a lot more of it before the meth epidemic ravaged the (heh) high deserts, but nowadays anything that has scrap value is gone sooner rather than later, so you're a lot less likely to find any pieces bigger than a nickel.
Aerospace archeology is also more of a thing,, now. There used to be only a handful of people that used to do it as a hobby, but as I understand it a lot more people do it now as some kind of weird adventure lifestyle and/or profit center to sell bits of wrecks to collectors.
posted by loquacious at 6:34 AM on November 1, 2017
Aerospace archeology is also more of a thing,, now. There used to be only a handful of people that used to do it as a hobby, but as I understand it a lot more people do it now as some kind of weird adventure lifestyle and/or profit center to sell bits of wrecks to collectors.
posted by loquacious at 6:34 AM on November 1, 2017
Great story. But that extended passage about the stuck truck could use some paring down. "Get back to the plane!"
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:31 AM on November 1, 2017
posted by Capt. Renault at 7:31 AM on November 1, 2017
I dunno, I found the stuck-truck story a funny sidebar. It is darn interesting to read his stories of how he found things. A real needle in the haystack search with little available information, and most of it questionable etc. Nothing I have an interest in doing, but I can enjoy reading about those that do go down that rabbit hole (and document it all)
posted by k5.user at 8:28 AM on November 1, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by k5.user at 8:28 AM on November 1, 2017 [2 favorites]
I always feel guilty following along with his reports on Google Maps. It's like I'm cheating or something.
posted by Rock Steady at 8:36 AM on November 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Rock Steady at 8:36 AM on November 1, 2017 [1 favorite]
I am still working through this but it's worth it alone for the sunk truck saga.
posted by stowaway at 9:49 PM on November 1, 2017
posted by stowaway at 9:49 PM on November 1, 2017
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