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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Museum of Aviation getting rid of 29 planes and three missiles
The Museum of Aviation, the second-largest aerospace museum of the U.S. Air Force, will have to remove 29 planes and three missiles.
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New miniseries on Flying Tigers
Playground Entertainment has announced plans for a ten-part miniseries on the Flying Tigers and plans to start filming towards the end of the year in both China and Louisiana.
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