Linguist and Pacific War historian, Dan King, will be speaking at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Kansas next week on his book “The Last Zero Fighter: Firsthand Accounts from WWII Japanese Naval Pilots”
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Category: Heritage
Riskier method being used to raise Do 17 from seabed
The RAF Museum has run into difficulties recovering a Do 17 bomber from the seabed off the English coast due to bad weather.
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Warbirds perform flyover at USAF Academy graduation ceremony
Two P-51D Mustangs, a B-25J bomber, a P-40K Warhawk, a FG-1D Corsair, FM-2P Wildcat, a TBM-3E Avenger, a P-47 Thunderbolt and a B-25 bomber flown by pilots from the Texas Flying Legends Museum and the National Museum of World War II Aviation, performed at the U.S. Air Force commencement ceremony on May 29.
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YouTube: Hispano HA-200 Saeta crashed during airshow
A Hispano HA-200 Saeta crashed into a hangar and exploded at an air show in Madrid on Sunday. The pilot died due to his injuries and 18 people on the ground were hurt.
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Work starts to salvage last intact Dornier Do 17 from seabed
The only known surviving example of the Dornier Do 17 is being salvaged by divers from the seabed of the English Channel just off the Kent coast.
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