Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 December 1939

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

The four pilots were 37-year old Major Norm Lowry, 31-year-old Captain Willie Mays, 32-year-old Captain Joseph 'Pete' Peterson and 31-year-old Captain Mark E. Melancon. Initial speculation was that the accident might have been due to pilot error, that the leader might have misjudged his altitude or speed and the other three pilots repeated the error. However, the Air Force concluded that the crash was due to a jammed stabilizer on the lead jet. The other pilots, in accordance with their training, did not break formation.
(18 January 1982)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 12th of December 1939 87 years, 4 months and 17 days ago
Actor Douglas Fairbanks born as Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman dies of a heart attack at the age of 56 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Fairbanks' last words were reportedly "I've never felt better."