NASA WB-57F Canberra Belly-Lands at Ellington Field After Gear Failure; Crew Uninjured
A NASA WB-57F high-altitude Canberra performed a gear-up (belly) landing at Ellington Field, Houston, after a landing-gear failure at about 11:30 a.m. The vintage jet — one of only three WB-57Fs in service — slid along the runway; all crew members escaped uninjured but the aircraft sustained damage.