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101Air Mail Scandal — The Air Mail Scandal, also known as the Air Mail Fiasco, is the name that the American press of the 1930s gave to the political scandal resulting from a congressional investigation of a meeting (the so called Spoils Conference ) between… …
102Graveyard spiral — In aviation, a graveyard spiral is a dangerous spiral dive entered into accidentally by a pilot who is not trained or not proficient in instrument flight when flying in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). [1] …
103Air France Flight 447 — F GZCP, the aircraft involved in the accident Accident summary Date 1 June 2009 …
104Mir — This article is about the Soviet/Russian space station. For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). Mir …
105Jimmy Doolittle — Infobox Military Person name= Gen. James Harold DoolittleUnited States Air Force born= birth date|1896|12|14 died= death date and age|1993|09|27|1896|12|14 placeofbirth=Alameda, California placeofdeath=California placeofburial= Arlington National …
106Kai Tak Airport — 啟德機場 IATA: HKG – ICAO: VHHH Summary …
107Flight planning — A Tarom Boeing 737 300 and United Airlines Boeing 777 200 taxiing to depart London Heathrow Airport. Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two …
108Weapon Systems Officer — In the United States Air Force, the Weapon Systems Officer ( WSO , pronounced wizzo ) is an air navigator directly involved in all air operations and weapon systems of the aircraft (fighter or bomber). The WSO integrates with the pilot to… …
109Joseph Duckworth — Joseph B. Duckworth (1903 1964) was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, and was regarded as the father of modern instrument flight. He is also noted in record books as being the first person to fly through the eye of a hurricane.Early lifeJoseph… …
110Supermarine Spitfire operational history — November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) Toruński Squadron. Main article: Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as… …
