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Read More About It
"Out of Fuel, 4 Truax Jets Crash" Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 1, 1953
"Clouds Hamper Search for Fliers; Two Truax Men Still Missing" The Capital Times, Feb. 2, 1953
Vocabulary:
Sabrejet
exhausted
blinding
Interesting Fact:
The Sabrejet, first manufactured in 1947, became the country's first single-seat, swept-wing jet fighter.
Study Questions:
Why were the four jets unable to land in the snowstorm?
What other military plane accidents occurred in Wisconsin during the 1950's?
What was the purpose of having Air Force jets based in Madison?
U.S. historical events that occurred on January 31:
1940: The first social security check is issued.
1958: The first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, is launched.
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