Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 April 1899

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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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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BirthFactDeath (+) Saturday 29th of April 1899 126 years ago
Bandleader and composer Duke Edward Kennedy Ellington is born in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.