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On March 27, 1977, a KLM Boeing 747 took off without clearance and collided with a Pan Am 747 still on the runway at Tenerife. 583 people were killed in the deadliest accident in aviation history.
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The definitive Sierra Hotel Aeronautics list of must-see aviation films and TV series — from Top Gun and The Right Stuff to 12 O’Clock High, Memphis Belle, Flight of the Intruder, The Dam Busters, Apocalypse Now, and everything in between. If it flies, it’s on the list.
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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, a 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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On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas Hudner deliberately crash-landed his Corsair behind enemy lines to save his wingman Ensign Jesse Brown — the first Black Navy pilot — trapped in his burning aircraft. Hudner received the Medal of Honor for his selfless act of bravery.
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