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• Major Foust's Cornfield Bomber
• Cornfield Bomber: The US Air Force jet that landed itself
• WWII bomber crash lands, bursts into flames
• 9 Astounding Facts about the "Cornfield Bomber", the Plane That Flew Itself
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• The 'Cornfield Bomber' (VIDEO)
• 8 Facts You Should Know About Spins
• The F-106 Cornfield Bomber
• Massive Crater In German Cornfield Likely Caused By Exploding WWII Bomb

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Major Foust's Cornfield Bomber

The "Cornfield Bomber" was a Convair F Delta Dart , operated by the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the United States Air Force , that made an unpiloted landing in a farmer's field in Montana, suffering only minor damage, after the pilot had ejected from the aircraft.

The aircraft, recovered and repaired, was returned to service, and is currently on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This individual FA Delta Dart was manufactured by Convair, later part of General Dynamics, during , and received the tail number Serving with the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron based at Malmstrom Air Force Base adjacent to Great Falls, Montana, a routine training flight, conducting aerial combat maneuvers , on February 2, ended when the aircraft entered a flat spin.

The pilot, Gary Foust, attempted to recover, including the desperation move of deploying the aircraft's drag chute ; [2] however recovery proved to be impossible, and Foust fired his ejection seat and escaped the stricken aircraft at an altitude of 15, feet 4, m. The reduction in weight and change in center of gravity caused by the removal of Foust and the ejection seat, however, caused the aircraft, trimmed for takeoff and with the throttle at idle, to successfully recover itself from the spin.

Shortly thereafter, the local sheriff arrived at the scene of the crash, and was surprised when he observed the aircraft — the heat of the crash landing, combined with the exhaust from the still-idling jet engine, melted the snow which allowed the aircraft to start to move. Having contacted the air base, he was informed that he should simply allow the jet to run out of fuel, which occurred an hour and forty-five minutes later without further incident.

The damage to the aircraft was minimal; indeed, one officer on the recovery crew is reported to have stated that were there any less damage he would have simply flown the aircraft out of the field. Following its misadventure, the "Cornfield Bomber" was repaired and returned to service, operating with the 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , the final USAF unit to operate the F Military Wiki Explore.

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Cornfield Bomber: The US Air Force jet that landed itself

Gary Foust, to eject. Unpiloted, the aircraft recovered on its own and made a gentle belly landing in a field near Big Sandy, Mont. So just wait here, OK? This video and many others courtesy the National Museum of the U. Air Force.

WWII bomber crash lands, bursts into flames

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9 Astounding Facts about the "Cornfield Bomber", the Plane That Flew Itself

In February of , one U. One fateful day in February of , a jet plane of the United States Air Force astounded authorities and locals alike when it, seemingly magically, touched down safely in a field. While this might sound like your average emergency landing, the plane was completely pilotless. Forever known as the "Cornfield Bomber" after that day, this is the amazing story of the FA that refused to crash. The "Cornfield Bomber's" pilot, Captain Gary Faust, was forced to emergency eject after the plane stalled and entered a dangerous spin to the ground.

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The 'Cornfield Bomber' (VIDEO)

According to pilot Gary Foust, the forward speed was minimal since it was in a flat spin. The speed brakes were open and the drag chute was deployed, but it did not open and instead wrapped around the tail. Un-piloted, the aircraft recovered on its own. After Gary ejected the nose dropped down and the plane started to fly, at which point the chute broke loose from the tail. The aircraft miraculously made a gentle belly landing in a snow-covered Montana field. It became know as the "Cornfield Bomber", although the pilot Lt Foust isn't sure why, since it wasn't a 'cornfield' and the F certainly wasn't a bomber. In his words it should have been known as the "wheatfield fighter". His name was stenciled on the side of as the pilot, however, Major Wolford wasn't flying the bird at the time of the incident.

8 Facts You Should Know About Spins

Their heavy empennage makes a flat spin a real possibility. It caused Aeroflot Flight to flat-spin into the ground in Losing the pilot changed the CG and the aircraft recovered. A Montana sheriff found the F idling in a cornfield - with little damage.

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A recent video about the famed Cornfield Bomber brought back some fond memories of that airplane for me. Tail number is sometimes called the Cornfield Bomber, but to us it was the Gray Ghost. Both nicknames came because in , its pilot had ejected near Great Falls, Montana, after entering a spin. It was a story we heard often since our squadron commander at the time, Jim Lowe, had been an instructor on the flight and had coached its pilot through the emergency procedures. As the plane fell through 15, feet with no sign of recovery, Lowe told him to eject.

Massive Crater In German Cornfield Likely Caused By Exploding WWII Bomb

The Convair F Delta Dart was a hot rod of the highest order when it came to interceptor aircraft. Mach 2. That happens. During aerial combat maneuver training over Montana on February 2, , the F went into a flat spin and at with 15, feet between the jet and the ground, Faust punched out and ejected. He was recovered by snowmobilers and brought to rescuers.

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