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THERE ARE NOT NOW, nor have there ever been, “bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover.” The British Isles lack bluebirds, a fact ignored by Walter Kent and Nat Burton, the Americans who composed Vera Lynn’s anthem. So ornithology was not on my mind when friends offered me a stay of nearly a month in …
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Aviation History Book Review: Project TerminatedProject Terminated: Famous Military Aircraft Cancellations of the Cold War and What Might Have Been by Erik Simonsen, Crécy Publishing, Manchester, UK, 2013, $39.95. Any aviation d… Read MoreBertie Lee’s Final FlightWith two engines out and a fire in the bomb bay, the battered B-17’s odds of survival didn’t look good, but somehow the three remaining crewmen kept the shot-up bomber flying. “Bra… Read MoreThe Gardenville ProjectThe iconic bubble-canopy Bell 47, the first helicopter certified for civilian use, was born in an abandoned car dealership. Snowy Buffalo, on the shores of Lake Erie in upstate New… Read MoreShort-Lived Glory: The Canberra WD932English Electric Canberra WD932’s brief but distinguished service life ended in tragedy. Archival footage from the 1951 newsreel shows a sleek twin- engine jet being towed out of i… Read MoreDeadly Duo: Sopwith Camel and Fokker TriplaneTwo of the world’s most famous fighters—the Sopwith Camel and Fokker triplane—are arguably the most overrated. German Lieutenant Lothar von Richthofen, younger brother of Manfred, … Read More
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