▁Mal vik , ▁Norway ; ▁the ▁aircraft ▁crashes ▁and ▁rapidly ▁fills ▁with ▁water . ▁Nin ete en ▁people ▁die ; ▁the ▁British ▁phil os opher ▁Ber tr and ▁Russell ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁is ▁hospital ized . ▁ ▁October ▁ 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Way cross ▁B - 2 9 ▁crash : ▁A ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁B - 2 9 - 1 0 0 - B W ▁Super fort ress ▁bom ber ▁on ▁a ▁flight ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁secret ▁Sun se ek er ▁inf ra red ▁hom ing ▁device ▁later ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁A IM - 9 ▁Side w inder ▁air - to - air ▁miss ile ▁crashes ▁in ▁Way cross , ▁Georgia , ▁shortly ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁Rob ins ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁killing ▁nine ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁men ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁four ▁surv iv ors ▁par ach ute ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 0 ▁– ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁a ▁modified ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Mos qu ito ▁launch es ▁an ▁exp end able , ▁un mann ed , ▁ro cket - power ed ▁ 3 0 - percent - scale ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁cancel led ▁British ▁Mil es ▁M . 5 2 ▁su person ic ▁research ▁aircraft ▁at ▁high ▁alt itude . ▁The ▁first ▁launch , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁had ▁failed , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁model ▁reaches ▁Mach ▁ 1 . 3 8 ▁in ▁stable , ▁level ▁flight