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On this day: Winston Churchill launched “V for Victory” campaign

Edit Scotsman 19 Jul 2016
Shooting began on the Star Trek pilot episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before.” ... The Prince of Wales gave up flying, despite being cleared of blame for crashing an aircraft he was piloting as it landed on Islay ... of justice and committing perjury during his 1987 libel trial against the Daily Star, which had accused him of sleeping with a prostitute....

Calgary pilot who crashed during Cold Lake Air Show remembered as born flier

Edit Toronto Sun 19 Jul 2016
Peers of the Calgary pilot killed after his T-28 Trojan crashed during the Cold Lake Air Show say he was a born flier and friend ... Bruce Evans, a geologist who kept his 1950s-era plane at the Springbank Airport, was “one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet,” said Brent Handy, a pilot based in Moose Jaw, Sask ... of the well-known pilot....

1 dead after USU pilot training plane crashes in Cache County

Edit Deseret News 19 Jul 2016
HYRUM, Cache County — One person is dead following a crash involving a plane from Utah State University's pilot training program Monday afternoon....

New Zealand to assist in Indonesian pilot training

Edit The Jakarta Post 19 Jul 2016
The program will provide advanced training to smooth the path between the end of pilot training courses and taking up positions, Ardmore Flying School CEO Mike Newman said regarding the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Batam-based FlyBest Flight Academy on fixed-wing flight training.  ... The partnership looks to give several hundred pilots high-standard skills in the 18-month long professional course, he added....

The Mercury 13: Women with the 'right stuff'

Edit BBC News 19 Jul 2016
Funk was America's first female Federal Aviation Administration inspector and it was her skills as a pilot that, in 1961, led her to become one of 13 women who passed secret medical tests to become an astronaut ... Lovelace had successfully tested one female pilot, Jerrie Cobb, in 1960 and now wanted to see if it was a one off or if other women could pass....

USU aviation student dead after plane crashes during solo flight training

Edit Deseret News 19 Jul 2016
PARADISE, Cache County — A Utah State University aviation student died in a plane crash Monday while flying as part of the school's pilot training program Monday afternoon ... to get his commercial pilot license, said university spokeswoman Maren Aller....

Death Star Approaching! Star Wars: Battlefront Reveals New Expansion

Edit Slate 19 Jul 2016
But it has to be said ... As a veteran of countless Death Star trench runs, the chance to fly against TIE fighters piloted by other players when the expansion is released in September is very appealing. As some pilot or other once said, “good against remotes is one thing—good against the living? That’s something else.” ....

Talga Launches Graphene Products Business Strategy (Talga Resources Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Jul 2016
Strategy to pursue revenue opportunities during pilot processing stage, prior to full-scale production ... The new strategy is a progression made possible by the growth of Talga's pilot plant facility in Germany ... Within these sectors Talga will now direct its pilot plant output and future revenue focus to four targeted products. ... the scale-up of Talga's pilot test facility to Phase 2; ... Talga set up its German pilot testwork facility to.....

Extreme-weather tents for the homeless could help save millions of lives

Edit Mashable 19 Jul 2016
SINGAPORE — For millions of homeless people around the world, finding shelter from the elements can be a challenge. Extreme winter cold and summer heat can be fatal to people who aren't sufficiently protected ... SEE ALSO ... Image. victoria ho/mashable ... Billion Bricks just concluded a small six-month pilot in New Delhi, in which 12 homeless families were sheltered through winter and summer months ... The pilot project it had in New Delhi, India ... ....

Your lucky numbers

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 19 Jul 2016
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United pilot's tweet about hanging Hillary reveals the wrong stuff

Edit Chicago Tribune 19 Jul 2016
Don't know about you, but I don't want my airline pilots to get worked up over anything. I expect the full-on Chuck Yeager treatment from the cockpit — unruffled, unexcitable, half-amused by whatever is out there, good or bad. The kind of brutally callous rhetoric increasingly common among politicians... ....

Vietnam vet receives Medal of Honor

Edit CBS News 19 Jul 2016
There are 44 American soldiers who survived an ambush in Vietnam because of one man. Chuck Kettles. Today the pilot was awarded the Medal of Honor. David Martin has more ... ....

Flying too low: A story of daring, chance and family

Edit The Des Moines Register 19 Jul 2016
How a Des Moines man stumbled upon a grave of a pilot with a rich and personal history ... ....
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