Altimeter Final Approach Tail 
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 30, 2025
A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.
Fear of Landing
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
The wing tip struck the runway after which the wing and the tail separated and the fuel from the wing caught fire. The wing tip then struck the ground, at which point the wing and the tail section broke. The wing and tail on runway 23 as photographed by Brennan Milroy (CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Plane and Pilot
JULY 1, 2025
Investigators noted at the time of the accident the temperature was 30 degrees Celsius, the dew point was 4 C, and the altimeter setting was 29.98. John Espe Cruiser Buhl, Idaho/Injuries: None NTSB Report: WPR23LA29 The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing, he encountered a gusting tail wind.
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