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On the uss forrestal that killed 131 of his comrades, 5 1/2 years in captivity. he also believed he was lucky because he survived or overcame what he knew were his own flaws and failings, his tempers, rebelliousness. he used to have this line. even in the last year of his life he would say, fifth from the bottom of my class in the naval academy and the republican nominee for president, unbelievable. and what he thought was luck though, i think, was really the -- it was the fact that he lived by ...

Prison and broke him. something he was -- he was ashamed of. he shouldnt have been. everybody has a breaking point. everybody in prison had their breaking point. but he was -- he felt guilty about that the rest of his life, which was, you know, totally unnecessary. but it was part of who he was. >> mark, its willie geist. congratulations on the book. as we watch president trump over the last four years at these rallies saying things like send them back, about sitting united states congresswomen ...

Demand for travel, grounding planes and workers worldwide. but this week a glimmer of hope for the pacific northwests largest employer. regulators took a key step toward returning the 737 max to flight following two deadly crashes. heres kris van cleave. >> faa administrator steve dixon pledged the grounded 737 max would not carry passengers again until he had flown it himself. last wednesday with the former airline pilot at the controls, the max took off from boeings field in seattle. >> i luke...

Of the desert. so, i dont look at it as grave robbing as much any more. but now he carves them up for fans, your very own pilot seat or an entire 747 nose. its a bittersweet feeling. you see something ending, but you see the start of a new life. our next step is to turn some of this beautiful engineering into offices and living spaces, and youll be able to literally live inside a piece of aviation history. anything thats coming out of here is not coming out. this is where they come to die. back ...

From high above, the qantas crew spot there 747s‘s final resting place. mojave is known as the place where aircraft go to die. and yet, we arrived with this viable, living, breathing aeroplane, so we were taking this into a place where very nearby, there were aircraft who had met theirfinalend. everyone took a turn of doing something, like shutting down an engine, or a switch or whatever so that we all participated in putting her to bed. the 747 — once the pride of qantas — connected austr...

4,000 surplus aircraft — the oldest and largest are most vulnerable. radio: we are seeing descent to 3000. from high above, the qantas crew spot there 747s‘s final resting place. mojave is known as the place where aircraft go to die. and yet, we arrived with this viable, living, breathing aeroplane, so we were taking this into a place where very nearby, there were aircraft who had met theirfinalend. everyone took a turn of doing something, like shutting down an engine, or a switch or whateve...

On ebay, but no buyer could get it out of the desert. i did not look at it as out of the desert. i did not look at itasa out of the desert. i did not look at it as a grave robbing. he now carves them up for fans. it as a grave robbing. he now carves them up forfans. your very it as a grave robbing. he now carves them up for fans. your very own pilot seat, or an entire 747 those. its a very sweet feeling, you see the start of a new life. the next step is to turn some of this engineering into offi...

High above, they spot their 747s final resting place. it is the place we re final resting place. it is the place were aircraft go to die and yet we arrive with this living breathing aeroplane and so, we are taking this thing with the soul into a place we re very thing with the soul into a place were very nearby, aircraft have met their end. everyone took a turn doing something, turning the switch are saying that we all participated in this. the 747 once the pride of qantas connected australia wi...

We couldnt do anything else really, but admire them. if you put yourself injusts shoes but admire them. if you put yourself in justs shoes and but admire them. if you put yourself injusts shoes and imagine what it would have been like to see those out would have been like to see those our craft off for their next sortie into the skies, and wondering how many of those men would have returned. to try and gain some insight of what life was like the man who flew against the might of german luftwaffe...

This aircraft was built in 1944, and registered the first kill of d—day. radio: youre clear to take off. you can feel every ounce of the rolls—royce engine, ju5t ripping me from the ground and up into the sky. what a fantastic experience. the extra seat was added in 1950 when it became a training aircraft of the irish air force. the instructor since in the front, the learner in the back. —— the instructor 5et5 —— the instructor sets in the front. i say the magical words, you have con...