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CuriositiesTODAY PUBLISHED AVIONEWS' 12,000TH NEWS
ROME, ITALY, Today has been published the 12,000th news of Avionews, the sole Italian Aeronautical and Aerospace press agency, demonstrating the ability of its staff, who have often published early important... more
CuriositiesVIETNAM WAR MIA IDENTIFIED
WASHINGTON, "Remains of a U.S. Navy pilot missing in action for more than 36 years from the Vietnam War have been identified and are being returned to his family. Identified is Navy Lt. Edd D. Taylor of... more
CuriositiesLIKE ICARUS HE WILL TRY TO GLIDE OVER THE CHANNEL, WITH A PAIR OF WINGS ON THE SHOULDERS
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Felix Baumgartner, an Austrian version of Patrick De Gayardon, decided to perform a very difficult exploit: he will try to glide over all British Channel, starting fron Dover and... more
CuriositiesWOMAN BOARDS WRONG FLIGHT AND ENDS IN SPAIN
PALMA DE MALLORCA, An 83-year-old woman, Anne McLean, flying from Canada to Scotland, accidentally boarded a plane to Palma de Mallorca. Palma Air 2000 spokesman said "Our aircraft was next to the Canada... more
CuriositiesPARACHUTIST LANDS ON THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
NEW YORK, A french stuntman used a paraglider to land on the statue of liberty but became snagged on the upraised torch and had to be rescued. The man was arrested by U.S. Parks Service Police. The circumstances... more
CuriositiesPILOT CHOPS UP HIS AIRPLANE WITH AN AXE AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING
USA, A small aircraft pilot effectuated an emergency landing and, later, after to be examined by the local hospital, he returned to the landing site with a pickup truck and an ax. He chopped up the airplane,... more
CuriositiesWOMAN LIES DOWN ON AN INDIAN RUNWAY
KOLKATA, INDIA, An indian middle-aged woman sneaked into the tarmac and laid on a runway at Kolkata airport there. The woman, described as mentally deraged, was convinced to move only as soon as her brother... more
CuriositiesG8 (2): EVEN A CARRIER FOR BUSH WATER
GENEVA, ITALY, Other than the tons of material unloaded by two C-130 Hercules airlifters, landed at Milan Malpensa airport two months ago, President Geroge W. Bush stay in Geneva, for the G8 meeting, which... more
CuriositiesJAPAN RAISES PRESSURE ON AIRMAN ACCUSED FOR RAPE
OKINAWA, Japan government is demanding the extradition of the U.S. air force Staff Sergeant Timothy Woodland, 24, accusad for raping a local woman last week in the parking lot of a popular tourist area.... more
CuriositiesISRAEL ACQUIRE FURTHER 50+ F-16I AIRCRAFTS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Sources of Lockheed Martin revealed that, during the 44th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, Israel government decided to buy a lot of over 50 F-16I combat aircraft. In the past month Israel... more
CuriositiesF1 FERRARI FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A MILITARY AIRCRAFT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, For the first time in Ferrari's 51 years of history, a F1 car has traveled inside a military aircraft: in this case to reach Paris Air Show, where it is exposed at Finmeccanica Alenia... more
CuriositiesPENSIONERS BOARD THE WRONG PLANE AND END UP IN CHINA
CHINA, Two New Zealand pensioners caught the wrong flight and ended up in Beijing, China. The two men had to take a flight back to Katikati in New Zealand but they confused China Airlines with China National... more
CuriositiesWORLD WAR II AIRMEN RECOVERED IN TUNISIA
TUNIS, Remains believed to be those of the six-man crew of a World War II bomber have been located in Tunisia and will be repatriated in the next days. The aircraft wreckage was discovered in November... more
CuriositiesDURING NEW YORK'S AIR SHOW IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO FLY ON WORLD WAR TWO AIRCRAFTS
NEW YORK, USA, Next July 12 New York's History of Flight Airshow will take place offering a four-day package of rides in World War Two aircraft. With 10,000 USD it will be possible to taste the emotions... more
CuriositiesA 57 YEAR-OLD WOMAN BREAKS SOLO FLIGHT RECORD
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Polly Vacher, a 57 year-old former music teacher, entered into the record books by becoming the first woman to fly solo around the world via Australia and the Pacific in a single-engined... more
CuriositiesPOLICE ARRESTS A VIETNAMESE ''STRIPPER MAN''
SINGAPORE, A vietnamese man, 34, stripped to nude himself in Singapore's Changi Airport, causing mess between other passengers in transit lounge. Police arrested him, probably traveling alone from Paris... more
CuriositiesTHE MISSION REPORT BY YURI GAGARIN, SOLD AT CHRISTIE'S, COULD BE FAKE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The copy of the mission report by Yuri Gagarin, including Gagarin's description of his 108-minute voyage on April 12, 1961, the first manned orbit of Earth, sold at Christie's for 171,000... more
CuriositiesBORN 113 YEARS AGO THE ''RED BARON''
ROME, ITALY, The most famous war pilot ever, Manfred Von Richtofen, best known as "Red Baron", born in Breslavia on May 2, 1892, 113 years ago. The German pilot shooted down 81 enemy warplanes with his... more
CuriositiesALITALIA: INTERNATIONAL E-TIKET
ROME, Now it can be flown with the Alitalia electronic ticket also on the international destinations of Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid and Barcelona with departure from the national airports... more
CuriositiesFOKKER F-VIII (2): TECHNICAL DATA
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, Fokker F-VIII aicraft was built by Dutch Fokker company in 1927 in 11 units only. It was used mainly for passenger transport on medium routes. Fokker F-VIII Technical characteristics... more
CuriositiesLOOKING FOR AN OLD AIRCRAFT IN VENEZUELAN JUNGLE
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, A Dutch expedition is at about 900 km southeast of Caracas, in Venezuela, looking for an aircraft crashed in 1939 in the jungle. The expedition is financed by a Dutch aeronautical museum... more
CuriositiesA CARRIER NAMED RONNIE
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, "The Time of India" reported today that former first lady Nancy Reagan has a funny present for her husband on their 49th wedding anniversary Sunday: she'll christen an aircraft carrier... more
CuriositiesSOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS' CHARTERED FLIGHT OVER POLES
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA, South African Airways announced in a press release that it will operate a specially chartered Boeing 747-400 that will fly around the world over both the North and South Poles.... more
CuriositiesGERMAN EX-WWII PILOTS CLAIMS FIRST SOUND BARRIER SURPASSING
BERLIN, GERMANY, A former WWII German pilot, Hans Mutke, now 79, is claiming to be the first man to overcome the sound barrier, while he is piloting a Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter in the last days of... more
CuriositiesALLERGIC ATTACK FOR CAT ON CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
U.S., The Boston Globe reported that a woman is suing Continental Airlines for allegedly forcing her to sit near a cat. Diane Swales says sitting near the cat on a flight from Boston to Florida gave her... more
CuriositiesCHARTER SERVICE TO SEE THE MIR OUTBREAK
U.S., A fantasioso Californian entrepreneur is organizing a charter flight for 120 "lucky" persons who will be approximately carried to 9.144 meters of altitude in skies to south of Tahiti, in southern... more
CuriositiesVICTORY FOR RUSSIAN SMOKER
MOSCOW, Russian passengers desperate for a cigarette during the 10-hour flight are savouring a rare victory over American officials who have been forced to exempt the Russian airline Aeroflot from their... more
CuriositiesEGYPT: SEQUESTERED SUITCASES WITH SNAKES
EL CAIRO, About 150 alive snakes have been sequestered at El Cairo airport. The snakes were found in several suitcases belonging to a sudanese man. He was leaving to Kenya where he was supposed to deliver... more
CuriositiesPILOTS REFUSE TO TAKE OFF FOR UFO'S SIGHT
SIBERIA, RUSSIA, Accordin to wath Russia's Interfax news agency reported an airport in southern Siberia was closed for 90 minutes after pilots refused to use the airport, claiming a UFO was hovering above... more