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EDITORIAL: Tinker AFB Event Highlights The Need To Update Air Force Fleet

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Writer

Oct. 07–A ceremony Friday at Tinker Air Force Base will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the KC-135 tanker. This isn’t a remembrance of a plane used back “in the good old days,” but instead a salute to an aircraft that … Continue reading →

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The Next Page: Not-so-pretty end for Pretty Boy Floyd – Pittsburgh Post

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Writer

The life of one of the most notorious desperadoes of the 1930s ended in a hail of gunfire on what is today a tranquil field in a northeastern Ohio park frequented by those who enjoy flying model airplanes and drones. … Continue reading →

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Media Helicopters are Critical to Our Mission

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Writer

An unfortunate accident highlights the shortage of helicopters. Eric Holdeman | October 6, 2016 A few years back we had a fatal crash in Seattle that involved one of the news helicopters, see NTSB issues final report on fatal KOMO-TV … Continue reading →

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Model airplane group takes to the skies | News | muskogeephoenix …

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Writer

Planes from a range of eras took to the skies above Love-Hatbox Sports Complex Friday and Saturday. Of course, they were-remote controlled models, but that didn’t stem the crowd’s enthusiasm during the 15th annual Hatbox Memorial Giant Scale Fly-In.  The … Continue reading →

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Luggage Manufacturer RIMOWA Uses 3D Scanning to Recreate the First-Ever Metal Passenger Aircraft

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Writer

For many people, air travel has become routine. How many times have you boarded an airplane without a second thought while traveling for business or pleasure, perhaps still irritated by crowds or the long lines for the screening process in … Continue reading →

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Sam Matthews/Tracy Press

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Writer

Posted: Friday, October 7, 2016 12:00 pm Warbird fan takes flight By Sam Matthews Golden State Newspapers | 0 comments Lifelong Tracyite Rick Hanson has been a fan of World War II aircraft since, as a youth, he heard about B-17 … Continue reading →

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Breezy Hill Flyers participate in Fly-A-Thon – The Randolph County Herald

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Writer

Posted Oct. 7, 2016 at 12:16 PM Article source: http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20161007/breezy-hill-flyers-participate-in-fly-a-thon

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