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| - The 1966 NASA T-38 crash occurred when a NASA Northrop T-38 Talon crashed at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 28, 1966, killing two Project Gemini astronauts, Elliot See and Charles Bassett. The aircraft, piloted by See, crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft building where their Gemini 9 spacecraft was being assembled. The weather was poor with rain, snow, fog, and low clouds. A NASA panel, headed by the Chief of the Astronaut Office, Alan Shepard, investigated the crash. While the panel considered possible medical issues or aircraft maintenance problems, in addition to the weather and air traffic control factors, the end verdict was that the crash was caused by pilot error. (en)
- L'écrasement du T-38 de la Nasa en 1966 est l'accident d'un Northrop T-38 Talon de la National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) au Lambert Field — futur aéroport international de Lambert-Saint-Louis — à Saint-Louis dans le Missouri le 28 février 1966. Les deux passagers, Elliot See et Charles Bassett, deux aspirants-astronautes du programme Gemini, y trouvent la mort. L'appareil, piloté par See, s'écrase dans le bâtiment 101 de la McDonnell Aircraft Corporation où leur engin spatial pour la mission Gemini 9 est en cours d'assemblage. Le bâtiment se trouve à proximité de l'aérodrome et l'avion provenant de la base aérienne militaire Ellington, au Texas. (fr)
- O acidente do T-38 da NASA em 1966 ocorreu quando uma aeronave Northrop T-38A Talon operada pela NASA caiu no Aeroporto de Lambert–St. Louis em 28 de fevereiro de 1966, matando os astronautas Elliot See e Charles Bassett. O Talon, pilotado por See, bateu em um edifício da McDonnell Aircraft onde a espaçonave de sua missão Gemini IX estava sendo construída. As condições climáticas no momento do acidente eram ruins, com chuva, neve, neblina e nuvens baixas. (pt)
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