Monthly Archives: November 2018

‘So Much Fun’: Farmington Couple Makes Lamps Out Of Iconic Antiques

FARMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) — A lot of us have old things just laying around. Things that are a piece of Americana, but that you just don’t know what to do with. Well, one couple has a solution: Take those old … Continue reading

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Singapore Airlines Announces A350 to Seattle

Now that Singapore Airlines offers flights to Los Angeles, the airline announced its further expansion of flights from Singapore to the United States. Next stop: the Emerald City, home of the Seahawks, a very famous global coffee brand, and a … Continue reading

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Georgia start-up developing new airplane

Since Richard Hogan was a boy, watching military planes fly from the Air Force base not far from his home, he’s been drawing designs for new aircraft. Read more trending news He dreamed of being a pilot. But when he was … Continue reading

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2 dead, vintage plane destroyed in Fredericksburg crash

(Photo from KXAN.com; Courtesy: Glenn Kropat) (Photo from KXAN.com; Courtesy: Glenn Kropat) Related Content: FREDERICKSBURG, Texas (KXAN) – he pilot who died in a crash that destroyed a vintage plane and also left his passenger dead has been identified. Cowden Ward … Continue reading

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Frank May – Standard

May 8, 1937 ~ October 9, 2018 Frank J. May, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, Utah. He was born May 8, 1937, in Colfax, WA to Jack and Elsie … Continue reading

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The Robinson R44, the world’s best-selling civilian helicopter, has a long history of deadly crashes

By Kim Christensen and Ben Welsh The flight lasted all of a minute. The four-seat helicopter had barely lifted off from John Wayne Airport when it nosed down, clipped two houses and slammed into a third, killing the pilot and … Continue reading

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Here’s why Hap Arnold, a practical visionary, became the ‘father of the Air Force’

At Dayton, Arnold absorbed lectures by the Wrights, completed 28 lessons, and logged 228 minutes of flying time before his training was judged done. Transferring to College Park, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., he set up a Signal Corps flight school … Continue reading

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