by captjeff | Dec 2, 2016 | Plane Tales
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A routine flight turn into desperate fight for survival as the Captain dangles precariously from the cockpit with his cabin crew doggedly hanging onto his legs.

A British Airways BAC111.
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by captjeff | Nov 25, 2016 | Plane Tales
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The RAF desperately needed a modern fighter to counter the Luftwaffe in WWII.. Reginald Mitchell, despite failing health, steps up.

R J Mitchell.

The Supermarine SB6.
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by captjeff | Nov 18, 2016 | Plane Tales
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Fast aircraft have swept wings… of course they do! Buy why?
by captjeff | Nov 11, 2016 | Plane Tales
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The West is stunned by the appearance of a new Soviet fighter capable of a huge altitude and incredible speed. Suddenly, one is placed right into their laps!

The passport of Viktor Belenko.
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by captjeff | Nov 5, 2016 | Plane Tales
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During the fall of Saigon in 1975, Major Bung Lee escapes in a Bird Dog.

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by captjeff | Oct 28, 2016 | Plane Tales
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An interview with C130 pilot, the amazing CJ Hemmer, who reveals what those Special Forces Hercules pilots get up to!