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The time when I almost landed short

Air Facts

The time when I almost landed short Air Facts Journal The runway alingment and airspeed were good, but I was drifting below glideslope. Stubbornly, I firewalled the black knob. We regained the desired glideslope and made an adequate landing—on the runway. The engine did not respond and—how odd!—it

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Sanders and the Argonaut

Vintage Aviation News

During the 18-month restoration, Frank replaced TG114’s damaged cockpit section with the piece from VR919 and the tail section of VR918. While 232 / September Fury was living this exciting life, the original damaged cockpit section of TG114 was sitting in storage waiting for its time.

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