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March 27th, 1977; a KLM Boeing 747 commenced its take off roll at Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife, Canary Islands without proper clearance from the airport's air traffic controllers, and collided with "Clipper Victor" Pan Am 747 before she was able...
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In case some of you wonder who the best is, they're up here on this plaque on the wall... We present the one and only Sierra Hotel Aeronautics definitive collection of must see aviation films! . THE RIGHT STUFF 1941...
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Frecce Tricolori 2024 North American Tour Schedule Jun 22-23 - Canada Spectacle Aerien International de Bagotville, QC Canada Jun 29-30 - Canada Quinte International AirshowTrenton, ON Canada Jul 6-7 - United States Los Angeles Airshow Los Angeles CA USA Jul 13-14...
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November 28th 1942: Rawdon Hume "Ron” Middleton of the Royal Australian Air Force was captain of Stirling BF372, an bomber detailed to bomb the Fiat aircraft works at Turin. It was Ron's twenty-ninth combat sortie, only one short of the...
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(Images: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures "Devotion"and the United States Navy) . December 4th 1950, Lt Thomas Jerome "Lou" Hudner Jr. was part of a six-aircraft flight supporting U.S. Marine Corps ground troops who were trapped by Chinese forces. At 13:38, "Lou" took off...
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