Apr 14 1973
From The Space Library
Rep. Don Edwards (D-Calif.) urged in a letter to the Dept. of the Navy that Moffett Field, where NASA's instrumented Convair 990 Galileo and a Navy P-3 Orion crashed after colliding in mid-air April 12, be closed because of the "dangerous situation" and "nuisance" it caused. (UPI, Virginia-Pilot, 4/15/73)
An exhibit honoring black pilots, including the 450 who flew combat missions in World War II, was opened at the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (UPI, W Star & News, 4/8,/73, 4)
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