The first XB-70A – which is now on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force – first flew in from Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale, California, to Edwards Air Force Base in September 1964, with Chief Test Pilot Alvin S. White and Colonel Joseph F. Cotton, U.S. Air Force, at the controls.
Amid delivery delays and ejection seat malfunctions in the Air Force's T-7A Red Hawk, a look at some of the worst jet trainer accidents highlights the importance of ensuring superior ejection seats in these aircraft.
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