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2. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - Wikipedia

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   The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ( AOPA) is a Frederick, Maryland -based American non-profit political organization that advocates for general aviation. AOPA's membership consists mainly of general aviation pilots in the United States. [2] [3] AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots and to ...

3. List of aircraft hijackings - Wikipedia

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   A National Airlines Convair 440 flight from Marathon, Florida, to Key West was hijacked by a man carrying a knife and a gun who demanded the flight divert to Havana. The aircraft, piloted by Captain Francis X. Riley, was thought to be lost at sea for several hours before authorities learned it had been hijacked.

4. North American T-28 Trojan - Wikipedia

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   Number built. 1,948. Developed from. North American XSN2J. Developed into. AIDC T-CH-1. The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, the T-28 was ...

5. Pappy Boyington - Wikipedia

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   Solomon Islands campaign. Awards. Medal of Honor. Navy Cross. Purple Heart. Other work. Boeing – draftsman and engineer. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.

6. NORAD Tracks Santa - Wikipedia

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   e. NORAD Tracks Santa is an annual Christmas -themed program in which North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) simulates [ 1] the tracking of Santa Claus, who is said to leave the North Pole to travel around the world on his mission to deliver presents to children every year on Christmas Eve. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The program starts on December ...

7. Christmas Bullet - Wikipedia

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   Vincent Burnelli. First flight. January 1919 [1] Status. Destroyed. Number built. 2. The Christmas Bullet, later known as the Cantilever Aero Bullet (sometimes referred to as the Christmas Strutless Biplane ), was an American single-seat cantilever wing biplane. It is considered by many to be among the worst aircraft ever constructed for its time.