Quote Originally Posted by limpetmine View Post
It was bound to happen. These old birds can't fly forever.
Remember the N9M catastrophe. Last survivor of 4 built, and now gone, along with a seasoned pilot. My son and I were able to see it at the Chino Air Museum on a father son trip 1999.

2019 Northrop N-9M crash - Wikipedia
Saw the pilot and mechanic working on this ship in Chino the week before he augured in. We were at Fontana for NASCAR. PAX