Flown West

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Flown West

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20 minutes

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Dec 23, 2018

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Aeronauts, ducks, aviatrices, anhedral, terminals, slips and skids all have their place in aviation but where do these strange terms come from... particularly that old phrase, "He's flown West."

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Dec 23, 2018

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The Second Series of Interviews with Andy Anderson – Part 2: The second part of Capt Nick's most recent interview with Andy Anderson, holder of the Legion d'Honneur and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Association. by Plane Tales
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The Divine Wind: An opportunity to set the record straight about Japanese suicide missions in the final days of the Second World war - Images under Creative Commons licence, US Gov. by Plane Tales
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