It crashed between the railroad tracks and the Willow Run Expressway. A piece was seen to break off, then an instant later the right wing tore off.Īs the pilot struggled to gain altitude, the left wing and tail section ripped off, and the hurtling fuselage continued across the field. Suddenly, Adams’ plane swerved to the right. The crash occurred 4:40 p.m., toward the end of the day’s show.Īdams and Richter were swooping down over the field in a “fly-by,” or speed run, Adams flying to one side and slightly to the rear of Recher. Mullof from The Detroit Free Press, Sunday, 31 August 1952, Vol.122, No. In the resulting fire, the Scorpion’s 20 millimeter cannon shells detonated. The tail also broke away and the fighter crashed and exploded. Suddenly, the left wing of the lead interceptor separated. Vandenberg, then serving his second term as Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. Two F-89Cs of the 27th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4711th Defense Wing, based at Griffis Air Force Base, Rome, New York, made a low-altitude, high speed pass in full view of 51,000 spectators, including General Hoyt S. (Wikipedia)ģ0 August 1952: At 4:40 p.m., a tragic accident occurred during a fly-by of two new United States Air Force Northrop F-89C Scorpion all weather interceptors at the International Aviation Exposition at Detroit, Michigan. The left wing of this Northrop F-89C-30-NO Scorpion, 51-5781, failed during a fly-by at the International Aviation Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, 30 August 1952.
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