What's The History Behind The World's Longest Scheduled Flights?
From the early flying boats to modern ultra-long-range twinjets, the mantle of ‘world’s longest scheduled flight’ has been ...
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WWII-era Philippine Mars flying boat makes stopover in Alameda: photos
Ferry riders and other people out on their morning commute or dog walk were treated to the spectacle of the Philippine Mars, a World War II-era flying boat anchored in the lagoon, just a couple ...
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World War II-era Philippine Mars makes historic flight to SF Bay before retiring in Arizona
ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- History was made over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. The Philippine Mars water bomber touched down near Alameda on Sunday, in an 800-mile journey from British Columbia.
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Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
Footage from a security camera at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., shows an American Airlines jet colliding with an Army helicopter during landing, Wednesday, Jan. 29 ...
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Allies in adversity, Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War: The Japanese raid on Broome
The human toll at Broome was enormous. Most of the flying boats had been crammed with Dutch refugees, and burning fuel on the water, as well as the strong tidal currents in Roebuck Bay, made escape ...