An incredible story out of the USA from Friday evening.
The aircraft involved was a DHC-8 of Horizon Air with registration N449QX.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45153535
Stolen plane closes Seattle airport
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An airline employee makes an unauthorised take-off before crashing on an island.Sad news coming out of Switzerland todayVery Very Sad... 😭
The Junkers Ju-52 of JU-AIR HB-HOT crashed today around 1650LT at 2'250 meters in the canton of Grison, Switzerland. As far as we all see the pictures, the hope of finding survivors is minor...
I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the crash. May they rest in peace.
(Picture taken in May 2012 at GVA)
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The countdown is well under way for this 75th anniversary event, starting at Duxford on June 2nd 2019 - and the number of aircraft promised keeps on growing.
D-Day Squadron
In June 2019 the skies of France will be filled once again with the sight of freedom, and the citizen soldiers and aircraft that helped bring about an end to World War II will be honored in this historic tribute. Help us make history again, please donate at www.ddaysquadron.org/donate
Video courtesy of Ethan Bateman of Secret Media. #DDAY #DDAYSQUADRON #Normandy2019
Something iconic has departed from Woking, but at least the Martian is still there (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woking#Martian_Tripod)This just in from The Aviation Historian Editorial Board member Julian Temple, Estates & Heritage Manager at Brooklands Museum:
“A joint recovery operation by a dedicated team of volunteers and contractors started in Woking last Sunday to rescue the final Hunter T.7 to be built, for preservation by The Hawker Association (c/o Chris Roberts) and the dismantled aircraft is now safely stored at Dunsfold. The link below shows a time-lapse video of this operation – and it was TAH Editor Nick’s dad, the late Mike Stroud, who first realised the significance of this aircraft when it went up on its 30ft high pole back in 1996. He told me to keep a close eye on it – which I duly did!”
youtu.be/czWVNA0oRsk
