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Ian Anderson spent 40 years chasing a jet that flew over his front yard in 1968

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A five-year-old in Ridgecrest looked up. It was 1968. The boy was outside his house on Fowler Street, playing with toy airplanes, when an F-8 Crusader came over the ridge and turned toward the China Lake airfield.
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Ian Anderson spent 40 years chasing a jet that flew over his front yard in 1968

A five-year-old in Ridgecrest looked up. It was 1968. The boy was outside his house on Fowler Street, playing with toy airplanes, when an F-8 Crusader came over the ridge and turned toward the China Lake airfield.

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DVIDS broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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