Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center to Welcome Historic C-47s

Four DC-3s of the D-Day Squadron will fly in and display during the Innovation in Flight event at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The annual, single-day hootenanny affords attendees opportunity to explore the engineering and design innovations that have taken place during the last century of flight. The aircraft to be presented by the D-Day Squadron are the C-47 Clippers: Tabitha May, based in Manassas, VA; Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber, based in Paso Robles, CA; Miss Virginia, based in Bridgewater, VA; and the C-53, Spirit of Benovia, based in Aurora, OR. Mr. Rod Moyer of Miss Virginia, is serving as mission chief pilot for this event.

Serious Injury Incurred During JSF Maintenance

A U.S. Navy sailor was seriously injured while conducting maintenance on an F-35C Lightning II jet at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, according to the Naval Safety Command and officials. The 01 June incident occurred as the sailor was performing routine maintenance on an F-35 assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 97, according to a Naval Air Forces statement. Following the mishap—of which little is known—the sailor was provided on-scene, emergency medical care, then air-lifted to a hospital in Fresno, California.