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North American XB-70A Valkyrie
USAF North American Xb-70A Valkyrie Just Moments Prior to Mid-Air Collision and Fatal Crash with F-104 - on 8 June 1966, Xb-70A No. 2 Was in Close Formation with Four Other Aircraft (An F-4, F-5, T-38, and F-104) for a Photoshoot for General Electric, Manufacturer of the Engine of All Five Aircraft. after the Completion of the Photoshoot, the F-104 Drifted into Contact with the Xb-70s Right Wing, Flipped over and Rolled Inverted over the Top of the Valkyrie, Striking the Vertical Stabilizers and Left Wing of the Bomber. the F-104 Exploded, Destroying the Valkyries Rudders and Damaging Its Left Wing. with the Loss of Both Rudders and Damage to the Wing, the Valkyrie Entered an Uncontrollable Spin and Crashed into the Ground North of Barstow, California Date: 1966
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1966 California Cancelled Project Edwards Experimental Formation Jet Bomber Nuclear Project Cancelled Prototype Strategic Supersonic Usaf Valkyrie Xb 70 Xb 70a
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