The Pentagon has identified the remains of 1st Lt. James W. Blose, of Sharpsville, Pa., whose P-39D Airacobra disappeared April 22, 1942 after encountering bad weather soon after takeoff from Fiji on an airborne alert mission. He and fellow pilot 2nd Lt. William S. Shaw had to fly below the level of several mountaintops; Shaw successfully landed at another airfield, but Blose was never seen again. Ground searches of the surrounding jungles found nothing. In 2005, Joint POW/MIA Command personnel investigated wreckage spotted in 2004 and returned in 2006 to excavate, recovering human remains and some items that bore Blose’s initials.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.