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Today in Aviation, we celebrate the anniversary of the legendary DC-8's maiden flight from Long Beach Airport on May 30, 1958.

WINCHESTER'S and the Meon Valley MP have been briefed on topical farming issues by the local members of the National Farmers' Union.

MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the Convair CV-240, the first pressurized, twin-engined airliner, took to the skies for the first time in 1947. The type was a revised design that had a longer but thinner fuselage than the Model 110, accommodating 40 passengers. The American airliner was produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954 as a potential replacement for the widely used Douglas DC-3. The CV-240 series, which had a more modern design with cabin pressurization, made some inroads as a commercial airliner and had a long development cycle that produced various civil and military variants. Despite at...

Chipola Brain Bowl finishes fifth in national tournament Posted on The Chipola College Brain Bowl A team tied for 5th with Broward A in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Community College Championship Tournament on Feb. 27. Chipola made it to the championship bracket of the 16-team tournament going 5-2 in the initial bracket. Chipola lost to Broward A and Santa Fe. Chipola beat Valencia A in the championship bracket but lost to eventual champion Jefferson. The A team included: Kiley Justice, Jack Connolly, Trevor Schrock, and Taylor Young. Chipola Captain Kiley Justice was named a tou...

Chipola Brain Bowl to compete in national tournament Posted on CHIPOLA BRAIN BOWL TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT—Pictured are just a few of the Chipola Brain Bowl competitors, (from left): Trevor Schrock, Kaleb Todd, Kiley Justice (Captain), Taylor Young and Jon Proctor. With its championship win in the online sectional tournament on Jan. 23, the quiz bowl team from Chipola College proved themselves worthy to play on a national stage. On Saturday, Feb. 27, the team will represent their school in a 16-team national competition: National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Community College Champ...