Tuesday, January 8, 2013

AF intercepts UFOs over DC in 1952

So said The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens, with one of the program’s experts stating Air Force “F-93s” made the interception.

F-93? I didn’t remember that number as part of the Air Force inventory.

“On 9 June 1948, the USAF ordered 118 F-93s, but the order was cancelled a year later.”

http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/na_f-93.php

“In 1949, the production order was abruptly canceled as priorities had shifted dramatically following the testing of the ground-breaking Boeing B-47 which reputedly would not need an escort due to its high speed capabilities.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_YF-93

It’s a small thing, giving credit to the wrong aircraft. But … Small wrongs in an alleged history program add up to wondering what else did the researchers and writers and experts get wrong?

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