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☆ A US interceptor fighter nicknamed the 'Cornfield Bomber' once miraculously landed in one piece in a farm field after its pilot bailed out
  + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
An F-35 that went missing in South Carolina may have flown on autopilot for a time after its pilot ejected, though it's still unclear. In 1970, an aircraft nicknamed the "Cornfield Bomber" pulled off a surprising unmanned landing with only minor damage after it's pilot bailed out. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile it's currently unclear what happened to the missing jet, it wouldn't be the first time a plane has carried on without its pilot. On February 2, 1970, pilot Maj. Gary Foust ejected from a Convair F-106 Delta Dart interceptor aircraft during a training exercise when the jet had entered a flat spin. After Foust ejected, the aircraft nose-dived before stabilizing, then remained airborne for a time, while Foust drifted around 8,000 feet above the ground in his parachute.
Persons: it's, haven't, Jeremy Huggins, Gary Foust, Foust Organizations: Service, South Carolina, Facebook, Base, NBC News, US Marine Corps, Joint, Charleston, NATO, Convair, Dart, National Museum of, US Air Force, McClellan Air Force Base Locations: South Carolina, Wall, Silicon, South, Soviet, Montana
☆ The UN has said nuclear war is 'back within the realm of possibility.' Here are the places in the US most likely to be hit in a nuclear attack.
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Alex Lockie | Abbie Shull | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier in the year that nuclear war is "back within the realm of possibility." A Russian nuclear attack would likely focus on high-value targets in North Dakota or Montana. Even if every single US intercontinental ballistic missile silo, stockpiled nuclear weapon, and nuclear-capable bomber were flattened, US nuclear submarines could — and would — retaliate. Brooke Buddemeier/Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryThe US has strategically positioned the bulk of its nuclear forces, which double as nuclear targets, far from population centers. Update: This article was originally published in 2017 but has since been updated and re-published amid concerns that the war in Ukraine could escalate to nuclear war.
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