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No big deal, but I just watched G-AWLA being used as a 'getaway' plane in an episode of 'Heartbeat. ITV 2 on 11/12 14 @ 06.25 G-AWLA was built in 1969, but this episode was set in the mid-60's. They d...

For photos see tail number 53-2418 on this site. I found the one Voodoo, a 1953 McDonnell F-101A model after just now searching this site. It also was once registered N9250Z, remarkably! The 1953 refe...

Thanks, Rob. You did get the exact gist of the test situation from the git-go re the CFI-Airplane candidate's role reversal requirement on the day of his final flight test. I recalled the event as it ...

Thank you Peter, for the fine photo showing the enormousness of the airplane for its time. This K-28 has all two-blade props, and the cargo appears to also have some passenger suitcases and trunks, as...

I will fill in the rest of the Alexander "Eaglerock" model history. The long wing biplane was so-called because the LOWER wing was 38 feet long with upper wing 36 feet long. A bit odd-looking. There w...

I hope that this is the right place to put this..... My name is Tony Trout and I'm 38 y.o. and disabled with Cerebral Palsy & Hydrocephalus (since birth) but have always loved airplanes or helicopters...

Thank you Zane, for the link. It validates the quiz question entirely as two-way (out and return) service is a given defining scheduled non-stop transcontinental airline passenger service in America. ...

Currently based at Wickenby in Lincolnshire, it was involved in a landing accident at Wickenby in May 2012 http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/bulletins/september_2012/dh82a_tiger_moth__g_aohy.cfm

Aviation Fargo is a youtube channel that educates the local population about the aircraft and events in the area. All three of us in the videos are volunteers at the Fargo Air Museum. Below is the lin...

Greetings folk from Adelaide Down Under I am requesting help to understand what is the correct and I am using a DHC-8-202 s/n 492 as an example for my question Recently here in Australia the relevant ...

Love it, my laugh of the day!!!

Thank you, Mindy, and Welcome Aboard! Most of my information on your Father came intact from The Missile, the local newspaper at Point Mugu, CA where I worked for 29 years; and VXE-6 was home-based th...

hello Chris lol ok Chris many thanks packo

With over 300 views and no fully correct submissions, here are the answers. 1. Lockheed TV-1 advanced jet trainer. 2. They had NO arresting gear and, like most early jet aircraft had NO ejection seat....

Thanks guys!. You've given the game away now Mr Hall. In any event, we were going to have the party in the garden just in case. M.

Thank you for the quick answer, Doug! That sounds really great. :)

Several months have gone by with over 300 views, so this puppy won't hunt. Here are the answers, which may surprise and also predate most of the viewers. 1. September and October, 1944, in World War I...

I took flight lessons in N4536 in 1967 - 1968 at Mettetal Airport, Plymouth Michigan

Hi all, Could anybody explain why some IATA codes have different airports? for example in this website ABB IATA code is Abingdon Airport in the UK but searching at IATA is Asaba international airport ...

Thank you Chris, you are most welcome for trying and basically nailing it, except for #4. Here are the answers. 1. Douglas and later McDonnell Douglas for more versions. 2. A-4, originally A4D. 3. Sky...