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To ukraine i recognize i am a bit of aviation buff different than sending american hardware swap out. still would seem to me if poles can help ukrainians with a few migs might be useful your take on rifktsdz for poland. great to get aircraft in hands of ukrainians not front line focuses, at this time but i understand this is no time for poland weakening its hand on that he frontier border replacing migs with f-16s great idea ukrainian power, alongside afghanistan, some -- with our weapons system...

It goes on when were awake. its the way we know if the russians are being bad or good. and it became public this week for goodness sake. first, there was this, a sharp-eyed aviation buff and flight tracker saw an unusual flight pattern, tight circles out over the atlantic. as explained by these superb military blogger tyler roogaway was a e 6b, retrofitted tricked all white 707 loaded with science and listening devices and transmitters. its an american set of eyes and ears and a rare midair refu...

Tonight has to do with spy craft. it goes on while were sleeping. it goes on when were awake. its the way we know if the russians are being bad or good. and it became public this week for goodness sake. first, there was this, a sharp-eyed aviation buff and flight tracker saw an unusual flight pattern, tight circles out over the atlantic. as explained by these superb military blogger tyler roogaway was a e 6b, retrofitted tricked out loaded with suns and listening devices and transmitters. its an...

It goes on while were sleeping. it goes on when were awake. its the way we know if the russians are being bad or good, and it became public this week for goodness sake. first there was this. a sharp-eyed aviation buff and flight tracker saw an unusual flight pattern, tight circles out over the atlantic. as explained by the superb military blogger tyler rogaway, it was an e6b retrofitted, tricked out, all white 707 loaded with science and listening devices and transmitters. its an american set of...

One of the biggest mysteries of all, what happened to the aviator amelia earhart during her round the world flight in 1937. we might have the answer. investigators from the history channel say they have found a never before seen photo that they believe shows earhart survived a crash landing in the pacific. their documentary airs on sunday night, tom costello has been working with the history team, hes an aviation buff like me, he joins us now. tom, what do we know? >> it is a fascinating photogr...

He posted videos on youtube. that is an elaborate thing to do. he is a bit of a hobbyist. he so manied to be a decent guy. the other video he post is a 53 year old father of three, and hes married and with mayasia 23 years and a aviation buff. and has other commercial pilots thinking, well, this doesnt sound like the person to be involved in sabstage or terrorism. take a listen. >> he loves this and his life and lives breaths. and so for the captain to try to do this, i dont really buy it. >> re...

Malaysian authorities have refocused their investigation into the crew and passengers on board. >> reporter: the first theyre looking at is the captain. hes 53 years old. hes a father of three children. he lives in a gated compound outside the capital, kuala lumpur, thats where the police went to to see if they could find anything in his home. hes an aviation buff. thats how they describe him. he managed to build his own flight simulator at home. he made a youtube video of it and posted it. that...

Im being interviewed and thats expecting them to go home. its important to remember the two men who did board that flight using the stolen passports. this was much more to do with people smuggling than any terrorist link they were going to europe for either asylum or to start a new life in some shape or form. >> police had searched the home of the pilot. what were they looking for? >> thats right. hes quite an interesting character. hes an aviation buff. the 53-year-old had more than 19,000 flyi...

>> thats a big deal, as we as consumers and fliers explain about delays in the air. theres something to do with the air traffic control system -- >> thats a huge contribution that he made and helped fund. >> bob francis, thank you for your input into this. the former vice chair of the national transportation safety board. investigators are en route to dillingham, alaska, to conduct the investigation that bob was just telling us about. we know that senator ted stevens was an aviation buff. he kne...

A mans home may be his castle, but in malibu, one house is a recycled boeing 747. his so-called wing house would not have been possible without the cooperation of 17 government agencies and the closure of five freeways to transport the plane parts. the environmental friendly structure may be the dream house. casey stegall joins us from malibu with the details. >> reporter: this could be my dream house. im an aviation buff. it once flew millions of people around the world. to their vacation and b...