At age 95, heroic WWII pilot takes to the Minnesota sky in restored B-25 bomber
Seven decades after the Wisconsin farm boy's last combat mission, Ernest "Hod" Hutson says, "I feel like a kid again."
Source: startribune.com
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Relics of lost WWII US bomber that was shot down in 1943 is uncovered in Sicily
A long-lost North American B-25 Mitchell heavy bomber has been uncovered in Sicily. Human remains were also found that could belong to airmen who went missing on July 10, 1943.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Aussie Firm Picks P&WC PT6A for Modernized Albatross
Amphibian Aerospace Industries has selected the P&WC PT6A-67F engine for its modernized version of the Albatross amphibious twin.
Source: ainonline.com
How Pearl Harbor forced the first around-the-world commercial flight
They were shot at twice, narrowly escaped getting blown up and otherwise avoided disaster while piloting the first commercial flight to circumnavigate the globe. They flew more than 30,000 miles over vast expanses of empty oceans and remote landscapes on five continents while crossing the equator four times.
Source: stripes.com
How Pearl Harbour forced the world's first around-the-world commercial flight
When the Japanese attacked 80 years ago, a Pan Am flying boat was diverted to avoid capture, enduring a harrowing 48,280km journey home.
Source: stuff.co.nz