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April 14, 1986: The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps carried out simultaneous coordinated air strikes, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, against Libya in retaliation for the West Berlin discotheque bombing ten days earlier, which U.S. President Ronald...
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In WW2, RAF Spitfire pilots discovered their Mk IX wing bomb pylons could be modified to carry beer kegs for Allied troops in Normandy. High-altitude cruise kept the load perfectly chilled. Officially code-named Modification XXX, later variants used long-range fuel tanks repurposed to carry beer instead of fuel. Because nothing says Allied ingenuity like cold beer delivered by Spitfire.
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. In 2019, 32.9 million passengers passed through the Dublin Airport (Irish: Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (IATA: DUB, ICAO: EIDW), located in the capital city of Ireland, making it the airport's busiest year on record, and proudly establishing Dublin airport...
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March 25th, 1993 – Barbara Harmer, the first woman Concorde pilot makes her first flight as First Officer of the daily supersonic London-New York route.Barbara left school at the age of 15 to pursue a career in hairdressing. Five years...
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The largest non nuclear weapon of WW2 known as the "Grand Slam" bomb was proudly placed on display in front of RAF Scampton’s main gate. For over 15 years, it remained front and center for all to see as they...
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