Northrop F-89D Scorpion (Card No.1), Historic Collectors’ Cards, The Air Power Series, Revell Inc.

Northrop F-89D “Scorpion” Historic Collectors’ Cards - The Air Power Series Revell Inc.



Breaking News: 16 December: North Pole: USAF satellites and the elite ESS (Eskimo Surveillance Squadron) have confirmed covert activity at the obscure aerodrome in the vicinity of the North Pole. The previously detected HCAV (Hypersonic Christmas Air Vehicle) appears to be shaped like a small sleigh. A jolly small man with a white beard wearing a red flight-suit was seen seated in the cockpit of the HCAV. Numerous tiny reindeer have been spotted in the area. One of the reindeer is reported to have a red glow near it’s head. U.S. Military Forces remain at the SANTACON-2 alert level.

16 December 1997 (Canada) — Air Canada Flight 646, a CRJ-200 (C-FSKI), crashes in a failed go-around in Fredericton, New Brunswick. All on-board miraculously survived. 16 December 1979 (USA/UK) — Concorde makes its first flight over the Atlantic, from New York to London, in under three hours at an average speed was 1,172 mph. 16 December 1960 (USA) — United Airlines Flight 826 (Douglas DC-8, N8031U) and Trans World Airlines Flight 266 (Lockheed Super Constellation, N6907C) collided in midair over Staten Island in New York City, killing all 128 on both planes and six on the ground. 16 December 1951 (USA) — The first turbine-powered helicopter, the Kaman K-225, makes its maiden flight. 16 December 1941 (South Pacific) — Japanese invade British Borneo. 16 December 1907 (USA) — Chief Signal Officer called for bids on a lighter-than-air “airship”.