Dornier Do X – Bigger Isn’t Always Better…
If you wanted to travel across the Atlantic in the 1920s, your choices were rather limited which inspired the creation
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Civil Aviation
The Star Ariel – Another BSAA Disappearance
Shortly after the disappearance of the Star Tiger, another BSAA Tudor mysteriously vanished – the Star Ariel. Some aircraft gain
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The Star Tiger – A Baffling Aviation Mystery
A formal report was conducted after the mysterious disappearance of the British airliner Star Tiger in 1948 and concluded; “It
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Avro 691 Lancastrian – The Very First Jet Airliner
Which was the first jet airliner to make an international flight? The Avro 961 Lancastrian. You might think that would
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Aloha Airlines Flight 243 – Explosive Decompression
The Boeing 737 is arguably one of the safest aircraft ever made. However, accidents do happen as in the case
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Savoia-Marchetti S.55 – The Unlikely Endurance Athlete
During the interwar period Italian manufacturer Savoia-Marchetti was inspired to create a new aircraft that could act as a torpedo
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SR.45 Princess – The Largest Metal Flying Boat Ever Built
A product of the optimism of post-World War Two Britain, the Saunders-Roe Princess, the largest metal flying boat ever created,
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