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x Embed x Share Dave Dyke and his WWII propeller Dorothy Edwards Buy Photo Dave Dyke, 80, with a propeller from what is believed to be a WWII-era Fairchild Forwarder in his Naples home on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Dyke … Continue reading →

John Glenn’s extraordinary life was defined by flying — whether in a propeller-powered Corsair, a ground-hugging F-9 Panther jet or the single-seat Mercury spacecraft that he named Friendship 7. By Jack Torry and Marion Renault The Columbus Dispatch To know … Continue reading →

+1  The 787-10 is the longest of Boeing’s three Dreamliner models. The first plane is being built at the company’s North Charleston plant (above). Provided/Boeing Co.  Boeing Co. said Thursday it has started final assembly of its first 787-10, the … Continue reading →

After a campaign filled with tough talk on China and some post-election ruffling of diplomatic feathers, President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday tapped Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to become his ambassador to that nation — a Midwestern Republican who also happens to … Continue reading →

Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls BUSINESS came to a standstill in Victoria Falls yesterday as vintage airplanes flew lowly around the resort town in a first ever tour of the continent by old model planes made in the 1920s and … Continue reading →

CORRECTION: Pearl Harbor survivor Ewalt Shatz’ name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story. Author Dan King stood at the lectern in a Chino hangar filled with historical planes and packed with more than 200 people. “How many … Continue reading →

Buy Photo Francis Cinque was on duty as a radio operator on the warship USS Augusta, moored at Newport, R.I. during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the attack.(Photo: Corey Ohlenkamp/The Star Press)Buy Photo … Continue reading →