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British Columbia Aviation Museum Announces Hawaii Mars’ Final Flight

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This final flight of the Mighty Martin Mars is made even more special as it will arrive in formation with the nine planes of the renowned Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration team. The Move Between Monday, August 19, and Friday, August 23, Nickel Brothers Moving will lift the Hawaii Mars onto a 360-degree movable heavy-haul trailer.

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A Stroke of Marketing Genius: Local Businesses, Vintage Aircraft, And Their Unusual Association

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A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-85790 is being prepared for the lift on top of the gas station. Credit: B-17 Alliance Foundation Now accompanied by friends Bob Sturges and George Fuller, Lacey and his companions would set off with 44-85790 for Portland on March 8, 1947.

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Rare C-49 ‘WildKat’ Makes First Appearance at Reading World War II Weekend [NEEDS PHOTO SWAP]

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In January 2017, it was cleared for a maintenance ferry flight from Frederick to Tulsa. WildKat lifted off for the jump, while the DZST monitored the winds on the DZ. In 2007, ADT purchased the aircraft and moved it to the hangar facility in Frederick, Oklahoma. Winds were within limits on those days, but just barely.

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Unusual Queens: Top 10 coolest special mission Boeing 747s

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Aircraft are designed to lift efficiently, so by taking the rocket to a higher altitude, satellite launch could be achieved with lower fuel consumption (and lower cost). It flew 70 of the 87 ferry missions, including 46 of the 54 post-mission ferry flights from Dryden to the Kennedy Space Center.

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Philippine Mars Begins Water Trials

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The Coulson Aviation team has been diligently preparing the aircraft for its ferry flight. After several years docked, all systems, cabling, flight controls, and engines underwent thorough inspections. On Monday, November 4, 2024, the iconic WWII seaplane finally entered the waters of Sproat Lake. Navy during World War II.