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Air Indiana Flight 216


The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, crashed on takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after lift-off. The plane was on its way to Nashville International Airport, taking the team to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the crash on the pilot's failure to remove gust locks on the right aileron
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Gust lock


locks not being disengaged before takeoff. Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, the American singer and actress Grace Moore and 20 others were killed in 1947 during the crash of a KLM flight at Copenhagen Airport due to the flight crew forgetting to disengage the gust lock on the tail fin of the aircraft. The crash of Air Indiana Flight 216 occurred due to failure to remove the gust locks. A C-124 transport carrying US servicemen home for Christmas crashed in 1952 due to engagement of gust locks. Dan-Air Flight 0034, a Hawker
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Wednesday Theatre


production, by Ron Callanderbr 35. "Almost a Honeymoon" (aired 31 Aug. 1966). Previously aired in the UKbr 36. "The Stag "(aired 7 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 37. "The Interior Decorator" (aired 14 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 38. "A Crack in the Ice" (aired 21 Sep. 1966). By Ronald Eyrebr 39. "Hamlet" (aired 28 Sep. 1966) British production, starring Laurence Olivier.br 40. "Flight into
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Air Indiana Flight 216


was not on the plane that day. But just two weeks after the crash, Furr and his younger brother Byron were killed in a car accident near Newton, Illinois, leaving the entire 1977 Evansville team dead. A memorial has been constructed at the University of Evansville known as the "Weeping Basketball." On stone slabs are engraved the names of the players who were killed, including Furr. (The final name on the monument is that of Charles Goad of the Goad Equipment Company, invited on the flight by his
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Eldorado, Illinois


season (32.2-accomplished in 1977). In baseball, #6 for most consecutive wins at home (26). In December 1977, tragedy struck when former Eldorado basketball standouts Mike Duff and Kevin Kingston were killed in the crash of Air Indiana Flight 216 shortly after takeoff in Evansville, Indiana. Both were members of the Evansville Aces basketball team. The high school gymnasium was renamed in their memory. Eldorado is notable as being the location of George Harrison’s first gig in America. On September 28, 1963, five months
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Air Indiana Flight 216


and the rudder before takeoff, as well as an overloaded baggage compartment. The NTSB report said that the plane might have been able to stay airborne had only one of the problems existed. As it was, the extra baggage shifted the plane's center of gravity to the back end, and the locked rudder and aileron made it impossible to control the overweight aircraft. The only member of the Purple Aces who did not die in the crash was David Furr; he was out for the season with an ankle injury and thus
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Boyer Flight Park


Boyer Flight Park is a public use ultralight airport in Carroll County, Indiana, United States. It is located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Burnettsville, a town in White County. Boyer Flight Park covers an area of 7 acres (3 ha) at an elevation of 710 feet (216 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 1,770 by 120 feet (539 x 37 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31
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Paul Galanti


1962, where he was the president of his class. He immediately entered Navy jet flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Following completion of advanced training in November 1963, he became a flight instructor in Pensacola. In November 1964, he joined Navy Light Jet Attack Squadron 216 (VA-216) based aboard the carrier, USS "Hancock", which departed for Southeast Asia in November 1965. Galanti flew 97 combat missions in his A-4 Skyhawk before being shot down and captured on June 17, 1966.
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Lockheed TriStar (RAF)


-to-air refuelling aircraft supported the British air strikes on Libya on 19–20 March 2011 as part of the coalition operations to enforce UN Resolution 1973. In August 2013, a Tristar from No. 216 Squadron was detached in order to provide AAR support as part of No. 1312 Flight at RAF Mount Pleasant due the forthcoming retirement of the Vickers VC10. The Tristar was replaced in this role in February 2014 by an Airbus Voyager KC3. No. 216 Squadron was disbanded at RAF Brize Norton on 20 March. The final
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RAF Mount Pleasant


was carried out by a crew of 24 sqn in C-130 XV291 during the period 18–23 March 1989. This was the 650th and last of its type carried out by RAF Lyneham C-130s. Flights were then operated directly by the RAF using the Lockheed TriStars of 216 Squadron. Starting in autumn 2008, these flights were operated on behalf of the Royal Air Force by a civilian airline, Flyglobespan. Since the airline's bankruptcy in 2009, the flights have been operated by Air Tahiti Nui, Titan Airways, Air Seychelles and Hi Fly
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Flight officer


. Flight officer was a United States Army Air Forces rank used during World War II, from 1942 to 1945; the rank being created on Sep 10, 1942 On 5 November 1942 military glider pilots were commissioned flight officers after the completion of their training. The new rank insignia was nicknamed "the blue pickle". The rank is equivalent to Warrant Officer Junior Grade (WOJG) which is today's Warrant Officer (NATO grade: W-1). Enlisted and aviation cadet trainees who successfully passed air qualification training were appointed as
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Percy Bernard, 5th Earl of Bandon


Air Officer Commanding the Middle East. In November 1931 he returned to active flying duties with No 216 Squadron RAF, also acting as squadron Adjutant. During 1931 whilst still serving with No. 216 Squadron RAF, he made the first non-stop flight from Khartoum to Cairo, re-filling his fuel tanks by hand from cans stored recklessly inside the aircraft’s cockpit. Promotion to squadron leader came on 1 December 1936 when the Earl was posted to RAF Ternhill in Shropshire as a flight commander at No 10 Flying Training School
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Roswell International Air Center


service with major airlines to provide nonstop regional jet flights to a major hub. American Eagle, the feeder carrier for American Airlines responded and began service on Sep. 5, 2007 with two daily flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth on 50-seat Embraer 145s. The service did so well that a third flight was added only seven months later. Mesa Airlines then ended all of their Roswell service on the last day of 2007 which left no flights to Albuquerque. At the request of Roswell city officials, American Eagle began a westbound flight
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Bristol


test flight. In 2003 British Airways and Air France decided to discontinue Concorde flights, retiring the aircraft to locations (primarily museums) worldwide. On 26 November 2003 Concorde 216 made the final Concorde flight, returning to Bristol Filton Airport as the centrepiece of a proposed air museum which is planned to include the existing Bristol Aero collection (including a Bristol Britannia). The aerospace industry remains a major sector of the local economy. Major aerospace companies in Bristol include BAE Systems, a merger of Marconi Electronic Systems and BAe (the
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The Ultimate Fighter 4


(Original Air Date Sep 7, 2006) Episode 5: Flip-A-Coin (Original Air Date Sep 14, 2006) Episode 6: Captain Miserable (Original Air Date Sep 21, 2006) Episode 7: Drop to a Knee (Original Air Date Sep 28, 2006) Episode 8: True Colors (Original Air Date Oct 6, 2006) Episode 9: Semi-Final Match-Ups (Original Air Date Oct 12, 2006) Episode 10: Carter vs. Serra (Original Air Date Oct 19
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Wednesday Theatre


1967)br 26. Untitled documentary on Australian ballet with Robert Helpmann (aired 16 Aug. 1967)br 27. "Illyria" / "Elektra"* [double bill: two ballets] (aired 23 Aug. 1967)br 28. "A Ride on the Big Dipper"* (aired 30 Aug. 1967)br [Note: no episode aired on 6 Sep. 1967]br [29. Episode not traced] (aired 13 Sep. 1967)br [30. Episode not traced] (aired 20 Sep. 1967)br [31. Episode not traced] (aired 27 Sep. 1967)br
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Colgan Air Flight 3407


the crashimproper stall recovery technique and pilot fatiguethe Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administrative Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-216) required some of these regulation changes. Colgan Air Flight 3407 (9L/CJC 3407) was marketed as Continental Connection Flight 3407. It was delayed two hours, departing at 9:18 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST; 02:18 UTC), en route from Newark Liberty International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The twin-engine turboprop Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, FAA registry N200WQ, was manufactured in
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Icelandair


August 2015 Icelandair announced the augmentation of its global flight network with a new service between Keflavik and Aberdeen, the company's second Scottish destination. The new service, operated by Air Iceland Connect (a subsidiary of Icelandair Group), commenced in March the following year, with flights scheduled four times per week. Icelandair commenced scheduled flights to Paris Orly Airport beginning on 29 March 2016. Services to Montreal Airport began on 26 May 2016. In Sep 2016 Icelandair announced services to Philadelphia, US, starting in May 2017 and Tampa
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Fox Sports Indiana


Sports Indiana holds the regional cable television rights to the Indiana Pacers, and the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. The channel also broadcasts select Major League Baseball games from its sister regional networks, airing Cincinnati Reds games televised by Fox Sports Ohio, St. Louis Cardinals game telecasts originating from Fox Sports Midwest and Detroit Tigers games from Fox Sports Detroit to areas of the state within the home television territories of those teams as defined by Major League Baseball. Fox Sports Indiana sources its collegiate sports programming from Fox Sports Midwest, and carries the
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Willie Read


war he remained in the Royal Air Force with the rank of flight lieutenant, although technically still on attachment from his regiment. He served in Palestine with No. 216 Squadron from 1919 to 1921, and received a bar to his AFC on 12 July 1920. By October 1921, he had been promoted to squadron leader in the RAF, although still holding the rank of captain in the Army, and was in command of 216 Squadron. On 17 November 1921, he finally transferred from the Army to a permanent commission in
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Dan Wolf


, Wolf continues to pilot during the summer on weekends. With assistance from a government grant, Cape Air expanded into Indiana on November 13, 2007, offering flights from Indianapolis to Evansville and South Bend. Because it did not get the passengers needed to be financially successful, the last Cape Air flight in Indiana was on August 31, 2008. In September 2010, the United States Department of Transportation's Essential Air Service (EAS) selected Cape Air to fly a federally subsidized route connecting Augusta, Maine and Boston. Service
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Graham Gilmour


an Anzani-engined Blériot XI monoplane which he named "Big Bat" at the aviation meetings at Lanark and Wolverhampton. On 30 Sep he made a flight setting a record for flights at Brooklands, staying in the air for over an hour. At the end of 1910 he was supplied with a Bristol Boxkite by the Bristol Aeroplane Company which he fitted with a loaned E.N.V. engine to make an attempt at winning the Michelin Cup, but the attempt came to nothing owing to a cylinder head blowing off. This was the beginning
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No. 216 Group RAF


No. 216 (Ferry) Group was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II established on 21 May 1942. The group was renamed No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) Group on 9 September 1942 and placed under the command of Air Commodore Whitney Straight the following day. No. 216 Group became a major sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command that was created at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. On 25 March 1943, No. 216 Group also became a sub-
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Hubert Jones


of three No. 216 Squadron Vickers Victoria troop carriers on a flight from their base at RAF Heliopolis, Cairo, to Cape Town, South Africa, where he was welcomed by the Governor-General the Earl of Clarendon and Lady Clarendon. Despite continual drenching rain between Nairobi and Pretoria, and one or two forced landings, the flight was deemed a success, and the aircraft began the return flight on 11 February. On 3 June 1931 Penderel was awarded the Air Force Cross which, on 25 June 1931, was conferred
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WSLM-FM


Football and Boys' and Girls' Basketball. WSLM 97.9 FM also carries Indiana Sports talk from Network Indiana, the state's largest sports talk show held Friday and Saturday Nights from August through May. WSLM 97.9 FM is also an affiliate of the Indiana Hoosier Network and Indianapolis Colts Radio Network airing Indiana Football and Basketball games and respective coaches shows and Indianapolis Colts gameday coverage. WSLM 97.9 FM is also the only radio station in the Louisville and Southern Indiana market airing all NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series races as well as
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Air Force Network Integration Center


1994 – 30 Jun 1996; 1 Apr 1997 – 30 Apr 1998; 1 Oct 2000 – 31 Mar 2002; 30 Apr 2002 – 30 Sep 2003; 1 Oct 2003 – 30 Sep 2004; 10 May 2005 – 30 Sep 2006; 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sep 2008; 1 Jul 2011 – 30 Jun 2013; 1 Oct 2013 – 30 Sep 2015; 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2017. https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432147/air-force-network-integration-
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Fox Sports Indiana


channel's telecasts of events and conference magazine programs from the Atlantic 10 Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference, Big 12 Conference, Conference USA, Western Athletic Conference, Missouri Valley Conference and Horizon League. Additionally, it airs weekly magazine programs for Notre Dame's football and men's basketball teams. On December 10, 2016, Fox Sports Indiana aired the first edition of Basketball Day Indiana, which comprised several high school, college and professional basketball games featuring Indiana-based teams. The second edition will be held
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10th Flight Test Squadron


and F-16 as part of the NATO tactical air forces. In late Dec 1990 the squadron deployed to Southwest Asia, assigned to the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional) from January to May 1991, and flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. After returning to Hahn, squadron pilots spent the last summer in Germany flying unit aircraft back across the North Atlantic ocean to gaining Air National Guard units in preparation for the wing / squadron inactivation in Sep 1991. The squadron was reactivated at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma in 1994
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Richard Mattern Montgomery


staff. Sep 1956-Aug 1959 In 1956 he was assigned as deputy commander of the 2d Air Force (SAC). Following this two-year tour, he became commander of the 3d Air Division at Guam, with responsibility for SAC Forces West of the 180th meridian. Sep 1952-Sep 1956 The assignment which did most to shape his subsequent career was that of chief of staff, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1952, a post he held until September 1956. As a principal staff
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Air Malawi


(2012) Limited, as a step towards selection of a competent strategic equity partner (SEP) to acquire new shares in Air Malawi through a recapitalisation scheme, said PC chief executive officer Jimmy Lipunga. He said to sustain the country's Bilateral Air Services Agreements, the level of participation within the SEP should bring the participation of Malawian nationals, both with the SEP and government shareholding, to 51 per cent. For this purpose, the new company would exclude its existing wholly owned subsidiaries, Air Cargo Limited and Lilongwe Handling
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Fox Sports Midwest


brand modification of the FSN networks under the "Fox Sports Net" banner; subsequently in 2004, the channel shortened its name to FSN Midwest, through the networks' de-emphasis of the brand. In the spring of 2006, Fox Sports Midwest obtained the exclusive regional cable television rights to broadcast NBA games involving the Indiana Pacers. This resulted in the channel creating a spin-off regional sports network channel, Fox Sports Indiana, for the primary purpose of airing games from the Pacers and the WNBA's Indiana Fever;
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Hometown Sports Indiana


Hometown Sports Indiana (HTSI) was a division of Webstream Productions, who purchased Hometown Television Corporation. HTSI was Indiana's only 24/7 television network airing ultra-regional sports in partnership with WRTV, Channel 6.2 in Indianapolis. The network was viewable in nearly 1,000,000 digitally cabled homes in the Indianapolis, Lafayette and Terre Haute DMAs. HTSI was the official producer of Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) championship events and has produced many championship events both within Indiana and nationally. Notable broadcasts in 2009–2010 included: In 2010, the
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Ellsworth Air Force Base


in 2008. Ellsworth AFB was established in 1941 as Rapid City Army Air Base (AAB). It was later renamed for Brigadier General Richard E. Ellsworth (1911–1953), a 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander killed when his RB-36 Peacemaker aircraft crashed near Nut Cove, Newfoundland, during a training flight. On 2 January 1942, the U.S. War Department established Rapid City Army Air Base to train B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber units to fight the Axis in Europe. The control tower opened on 30 Sep 1942; runways, quarters,
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Indiana Air National Guard


established by the National Guard Bureau. The 113th TFS becoming the group's flying squadron. After the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, elements of every Air National Guard unit in Indiana has been activated in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Flight crews, aircraft maintenance personnel, communications technicians, air controllers and air security personnel were engaged in Operation Noble Eagle air defense overflights of major United States cities. Also, Indiana ANG units have been deployed overseas as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and
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Indiana Wing Civil Air Patrol


mobile radios. Indiana Wing is involved in search and rescue, disaster relief, and counterdrug operations. Indiana Wing offers the CAP Cadet Program in a number of communities across the state, and provides a free orientation flight program that has involved nearly 400 cadets in recent years. Support for CAP's Aerospace Education mission includes outreach to schools, education for cadets, and participation in local aviation events. Additionally, Indiana Wing maintains a hot air balloon for aviation education and community outreach. Indiana Wing is organized into a wing headquarters unit
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Aviation accidents and incidents


to spread, resulting in a loss of control. 228: On June 1, 2009, an Airbus A330-203, Air France Flight 447, carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew, was en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France, when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft's flight recorders were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011, and the final investigative report was released in July 2012. It determined that the disaster was likely due to the aircraft's pitot tubes being
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AIR OPS


. The regulations concern Training, Documentation, Procedures and Compliances in the following categories The European Commission published Regulation (EU) 800/2013 on air operations on 24 August 2013. It amends Regulation (EU) 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and extends its scope to non-commercial operations with aeroplanes, helicopters, balloons and sailplanes. Despite their importance for aviation safety, European flight time rules did not exist until recently
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WTTV


after the 2005-06 season, when the NBA team moved their local game telecasts to Fox Sports Indiana. In August 2008, WTTV debuted "Hoosier High School Sports Overtime", a weekly half-hour program devoted to Indiana high school athletics that airs Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m.; it is hosted by WXIN sports anchor Jeremiah Johnson. In November of that year, the station also began running "Hoosier High School Sports Classics", a two-hour program that features rebroadcasts of past Indiana high school football and basketball
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List of Indiana locations by per capita income


Indiana $18,375 br 210 Hartsville, Indiana $18,372 br 211 New Albany, Indiana $18,365 br 212 Selma, Indiana $18,361 br 213 West Lafayette, Indiana $18,337 br 214 Ferdinand, Indiana $18,335 br 215 Newberry, Indiana $18,313 br 216 Summitville, Indiana $18,311 br 217 Westville, Indiana $18,306 br 218 Westport, Indiana $18,298 br 219 Gas City, Indiana $18,295 br 220 Brookston, Indiana $18,291 br 221 Lebanon, Indiana $18,245 br 222 Huntington, Indiana $18,242 br 223 Brooklyn
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Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501


Group stated that Air Asia was allowed daily flights between Surabaya and Singapore. Tatang Kurniadi, head of Indonesia’s national transportation safety committee, stated that sabotage was ruled out as a cause of the accident by the black boxes, and a preliminary report was supposedly submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organisation by early February. After studying the wreckage of the Airbus A320-216 as well as the two black boxes and the cockpit recorder, Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee issued a report with their conclusions from the investigation on 1 December
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Mohammad Amir


was doing with the ball. Then I would go outside and imitate his actions and bowling." In 2003, at the age of 11, Amir was spotted at a local tournament and invited to join the sports academy set up by the Bajwa in Rawalpindi. After joining the national team, Amir moved to Lahore with his family to be closer to top-flight cricket facilities. Amir married British citizen Narjis Khan in Sep 2016. Amir was first selected as a fast bowler by the former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram at
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Terre Haute, Indiana


Library. Terre Haute is served by two airports. The Terre Haute Regional Airport is home to Hulman Field (HUF). The airport has a partnership with multiple military units including the 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard. Terre Haute International Airport also houses a flight academy thru Indiana State University. Sky King Airport is north of Terre Haute and mostly serves as training and recreational flights. All city and intercity buses serve the downtown Cherry Street Multi-Modal Transportation Facility. Historically, the city was a rail hub
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


down the station, and on January 15, 1985, Radio Universidad Pueblo went off the air. In the meantime, university students went as far as organizing a hunger strike in Mexico City in order to protest the SEP's demand to close the station. The SEP, however, failed to keep some of its promises to the university. A new rector, Ramón Reyes Carreto, decided that if the SEP would not keep its promises, the university did not have a reason to stay off the air. In June 1987
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Richard M. Givan


of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Judicial Conference from 1974 to 1987, served on the Board of Managers of the Indiana Judges Association from 1975 to 1987, and became an Indiana Judicial College Graduate in 1989. In addition to his legal career, Givan served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was later a flight instructor with the Air Corps Reservists. In 1984, a group known as "Remember Baby Doe - Retire Judge Givan Committee" sought to ouster Givan from his position as
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Mid Pacific Air


that compensated for the slower, noisier turboprop aircraft, the airline was unable to compete with Hawaiian and Aloha and ended passenger flights in Hawaii on January 19, 1988, and ended cargo flights there a month later. Following the termination of the Hawaii operation, Mid Pacific moved to the midwestern United States and operated all cargo freighter flights using the YS-11s from a base in Lafayette, Indiana, and in the 1990s operated commuter service via a code sharing agreement with Reno Air under the name Reno Air Express using British Aerospace BAe Jetstream
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Cessna 208 Caravan


A total of 134 Cessna 208s were in military service in 2016. As of 31 December 2017 there had been 216 Caravan hull losses from all causes, including 206 accidents causing 427 fatalities – an average of 427/216round1 fatalities per hull-loss, with 29.7% of all occupants surviving fatal accidents; and six hijackings causing one fatality. For the 198 out of the 216 hull-loss occurrences where the aircraft was in use and its flight nature is known, 36.9% were passenger flights, 33.8% cargo flights, 8.1%
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19th Air Refueling Squadron


The 19th Air Refueling Squadron (19 ARS) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. At the time of its inactivation, it was based at Otis Air Force Base. On 19 Sep 1985 the 19th Air Refueling Squadron,(Medium), was consolidated with the 19th Ferrying Squadron, a unit that was last active 31 Mar 1944. This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF/MPM 662q Attachment 2 (Inactive Units), 19 Sep 1985. The Consolidated Unit will retain the Designation of 19th
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Freeman Army Airfield


evaluation and testing. It was closed in 1946. Freeman Army Airfield was named in honor or Captain Richard S. Freeman. A native of Indiana and 1930 graduate of West Point, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, was awarded the Mackay Trophy, and was one of the pioneers of the Army Air Mail Service. Captain Freeman was killed on 6 February 1941 in the crash of a B-17 Flying Fortress (B-17B 38-216) near Lovelock, Nevada while en route to Wright Field, Ohio. The aircraft was equipped
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List of USAF Provisional Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command


Wing (H) Glasgow AFB,MT. 11 Sep 66 – 31 Mar 67 92nd Bombardment Wing (H) Fairchild AFB,WA. Mar 68 – Sep 68 96th Bombardment Wing (H) Dyess AFB,TX. 22 Jun 70 – 19 Sep 70 99th Bombardment Wing (H) Westover AFB,MA.1 Oct 67 – 1 Apr 68; 22 Sep 68 – 21 Mar 69; 15 Mar 70 – 22 Jun 70. 306th Bombardment Wing (H) McCoy AFB,FL. 6 Sep 66 – Apr 67
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Wednesday Theatre


Hardy. br 36. "The Door (aired 15 Sep. 1965). By Joan Morganbr 37. "Macbeth"* (aired 22 Sep. 1965). Australian adaptation of play by William Shakespeare directed by Alan Burke.br 38. "Dark Corridor"* (aired 6 Oct. 1965). Original Australian play directed by Alan Burke.br 39. "Tartuffe"* (aired 13 Oct. 1965) Adaptation of the play by Moliere directed by Henri Safran.br 40. "Collect Your Hand Luggage" (aired 20 Oct. 1965).
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Time in Indiana


confusion caused to outsiders featured prominently in the plot of an episode of "The West Wing" in which presidential aides unfamiliar with Indiana's non-observance of DST miss their return flight to Washington, D.C., on Air Force One and express consternation with the variances in the state's time measurement. Detractors of daylight saving time claim that scientific studies assessing the impact of the time policy change to DST in Indiana have identified a significant increase in energy usage and spending on electricity by Indiana households. Indiana households paid an additional $
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22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron


On 19 Sep 1985 the 22d Air Refueling Squadron was consolidated with the 22d Bombardment Squadron (Medium), a unit that was last active 2 Nov 1945. This action was directed by Department of the Air Force Letter DAF/MPM 662q Attachment 1 (Active Units), 19 Sep 1985. The Consolidated Unit retained the Designation of 22d Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy. Reactivated on 1 October 1992 at Mountain Home AFB, ID, it was assigned seven KC-135R model aircraft as part of the Air Force’s first Composite Air Intervention
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Wednesday Theatre


24 July 1968)br 31. Lysistrata (aired 31 July 1968)br 32. "The Shifting Heart" (aired 7 Aug. 1968). Based on the play by Richard Beynonbr [Five-week hiatus]br 33. Dublin One (aired 18 Sep. 1968)br 34. Eugene Onegin (opera) (aired 25 Sep. 1968)br 35. Pagliacci (opera) (aired 2 Oct. 1968)br 36. Madame Butterfly (opera) (aired 9 Oct. 1968)br 37. Peter Grimes (opera) (aired 16 Oct. 1968)br 38. Shot Gun (aired 23
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Air Wisconsin


early 1986, the airline was serving sixteen airports with its British-manufactured jets with flights to Appleton, Bridgeport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago O'Hare Airport, Flint, Michigan, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Grand Island, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Lincoln, Nebraska, Moline, Illinois/Quad Cities, New Haven, South Bend, Indiana, Toledo, Ohio, Waterloo, Iowa and Wausau/Stevens Point, Wisconsin with other flights and destinations in its route system being served with the Canadian-
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Airmails of the United States


17, Wise flew from Lafayette, Indiana, to Crawfordsville, Indiana, and carried 123 letters and 23 circulars on board that had been collected by the postmaster Thomas Wood and endorsed "PREPAID" but only one of these historic postal covers was discovered in 1957. In 1959 the United States Postal Service issued a 7 cent stamp (C-54) commemorating Wise's flight in the "Jupiter". Balloon mail was also carried on an 1877 flight in Nashville, Tennessee. The first official experiment at flying Air Mail to be made
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No. 216 Squadron RAF


flight from the carrier in the Mediterranean to RAF St Athan. Designated Buccaneer S2A by the RAF, they were equipped with twelve WE.177A nuclear bombs, free-falling conventional HE bombs and Martel missiles for non-nuclear strike. However, on 7 February 1980 a No. XV Squadron Buccaneer crashed after a wing failed in flight during the Red Flag exercise in the USA. The resulting grounding and inspections saw the size of the Buccaneer fleet reduced, with the result that No. 216 Squadron had its assets merged with No.
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Hometown Sports Indiana


Indianapolis Indians announced their home baseball games would be aired live on HomeTown Sports Indiana The channel later switched its branding to Hometown Sports and News (HTSN) which features a 24/7 rolling news wheel format with news, weather and sports updates, alongside features from "The List" and "Right This Minute", two of Scripps' syndicated television shows that are carried on WRTV. It also includes "Call 6 Investigations" and "Don't Waste Your Money" features. The channel still carries live local and regional high school
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Regional Radio Sports Network


The Regional Radio Sports Network is a radio network that broadcasts high school and college sports in northern Indiana. Regional Radio Sports first broadcast in 1992 on WWJY (now WXRD) in Crown Point, Indiana. In order to establish a footprint in the Michiana region, RRS soon joined forces with WAMJ in South Bend to create the first network. WAMJ was the first home for RRSN's coverage of Penn High School football, which now airs on affiliate WGCS. The network later added coverage of Bethel College basketball, baseball and softball
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Regional Radio Sports Network


to fill out the winter and spring. Since 2012, RRSN has partnered with the Indiana High School Athletic Association and Emmis Communications to produce the Indiana High School Sports Report that airs weekly around the state. They also now are the voices of Holy Cross Men's and Women's basketball, IUSB Men's and Women's basketball, and Ancilla College Women's volleyball, basketball, and softball, as well as Ancilla College's Men's soccer, basketball, and baseball. RRSN founder Paul Condry was named Indiana Sportscaster of the
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Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui


stop the Pak Army's XII Division offensive against Akhnoor, with three strike formations of de Havilland Vampires of No 45 Sqn of IAF flying in for close air support. Rafiqui along with Flight Lieutenant Imtiaz Bhatti (of No 15 Sqn) while patrolling at 20,000 ft. near Chamb, was directed to the attacking aircraft. A total of four attacking aircraft (three from one formation only) were shot down, two by Rafiqui. He was awarded with Sitara-e-Jurrat for this mission. On 6 Sep 1965,
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Sepsi-78


Sepsi-78 is a Finnish association football club from Seinäjoki. The club was founded in 1978 after bankruptcy of its predecessor, Seinäjoen Palloseura (SePS). The first teams of Sepsi-78 and TP-Seinäjoki merged into Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho in 2007. Currently Sepsi-78 focuses in youth football and its first team plays in the Kutonen, seventh tier of the Finnish football league system. Seinäjoen Palloseura was founded in 1930. SePS had activity in football and bandy, which was the club's main sport in the beginning. SePS played seven seasons in the
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Atlas Air Flight 3591


had accumulated more than 91,063 hours over 23,316 flights, and was powered by two GE CF6-80 turbofan engines. There were three people onboard the aircraft. On February 24, Atlas Air confirmed that all three died. Captain Ricky Blakely of Indiana, First Officer Conrad Jules Aska of Antigua, and Mesa Airlines Captain Sean Archuleta of Houston (a jumpseater aboard the flight) were first identified as the three victims on social media by friends and family. According to a close friend and roommate Don Dalton, Archuleta was in his
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TWA Flight 3


TWA Flight 3 was a twin-engined Douglas DC-3-382 propliner, registration NC1946, operated by Transcontinental and Western Air as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from New York City, to Burbank, California, via Indianapolis, Indiana, St. Louis, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada. On January 16, 1942, at 19:20 PST, 15 minutes after takeoff from Las Vegas Airport (now Nellis Air Force Base) bound for Burbank, the aircraft slammed into a sheer cliff on Potosi Mountain,
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16th Air Support Operations Squadron


1 Jul 1994. Inactivated on 1 Jun 1995. Activated on 15 May 2008. Inactivated 13 Sep 2010. Third Air Force, 15 Apr 1943; II Tactical Air Division, 18 Apr 1944-20 Apr 1944. 18 Air Support Operations Group, 1 Jul 1994-1 Jun 1995. 354 Operations Group, 15 May 2008; 13th Air Force, -13 Sep 2010. Esler Field, LA, 15 Apr 1943; Alamo Field, TX, 6 Jul 1943; Esler Field, LA, 28 Nov 1943; DeRidder
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Gliding


Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word "soaring" is also used for the sport. Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s. Initially the objective was to increase the duration of flights but soon pilots attempted cross-country flights away from the place of launch. Improvements in aerodynamics and in the understanding of weather phenomena have allowed greater distances at higher average speeds. Long
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390th Electronic Combat Squadron


1992. The 390th again saw combat when it jammed radar sites during the invasion of Panama in December 1989, and the Gulf War from, 17 January 1991 – 6 March 1991. The 390 FS also deployed aircraft and aircrews to Turkey and Saudi Arabia from, 10 January–c. 11 September 1992. It was redesignated the 390th Electronic Combat Squadron again on 27 Sep 2010. The squadron was located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington and flew EA-6B Prowlers alongside VAQ-129. The last flight of the unit in the
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Masten Space Systems


), projecting altitude in initial flights of five to six minutes duration, while carrying a research payload. It is propelled by the Cyclops-AL-3 [[rocket engine]] burning [[isopropyl alcohol]] and [[liquid oxygen]]. The first Xaero test vehicle flew 110 test flights before being destroyed in its 111th flight. During the record-setting flight on Sep 11, 2012, an engine valve stuck open during descent, was sensed by the control system. As designed, the [[flight
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Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana


Moral Township is one of fourteen townships in Shelby County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,577 and it contained 1,805 housing units. Moral Township was organized before 1840. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.62%) is land and (or 0.38%) is water. On September 9, 1969, Moral Township was the site of the deadliest air disaster in the history of Indiana. On that date, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853,
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No. 216 Group RAF


command of the newly created Transport Command, an umbrella organization of all British transport units worldwide under the command of Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill. The group was sometimes aided by British Overseas Airways Corporation in the receiving, preparing, and dispatching of aircraft reinforcements into the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The components of No. 216 Group at the time of the Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) on 10 July 1943 are indicated below. No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) GroupAir Commodore Whitney StraightBROrder
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135th Airlift Group


The 135th Airlift Group (135 AG) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force, allotted to the Maryland Air National Guard. At the time of its inactivation, it was assigned to the 175th Wing, stationed at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland. The unit cased its colors 27 Sep 2013 and was inactivated 30 Sep 2013. The 135th Airlift Group mission was to maintain combat-ready aircrew and aircraft to mobilize, deploy and provide intra-theater airlift in support of U.S. interests worldwide
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Wazoo Sports Network


Wazoo Sports Network was a regional sports network which specialized in airing local high school, college, and minor league sports mainly in the Kentuckiana and Bluegrass regions of Kentucky and southern Indiana, The network, which started out as online-only in December 2007, became a digital subchannel network in November 2009, but ended service at the end of 2011 due to Wazoo's parent company filing for bankruptcy. On September 28, 2009, Wazoo Sports announced a partnership with Louisville ABC affiliate WHAS-TV to air the network on digital
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Bellator MMA in 2019


Ryan Scope. Results Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov took place on February 15, 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut The event aired on Paramount Network and DAZN. Background The event featured a heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov in the main event. Results Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley took place on February 16, 2019 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired on DAZN and Sky Sports in the UK live. Background The event featured a Quarter-Final round bout in the
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Regional sports network


of northeast Ohio because of territorial restrictions. Both feeds carry Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Cavaliers broadcasts, although not all air on both because of conflicts. Reds games televised by the Cincinnati feed are also broadcast on Fox Sports Indiana and Fox Sports Tennessee. Some Fox Sports affiliates maintain subfeeds to eliminate scheduling conflicts when two teams that the individual network has rights to are playing at the same time, in order to air both games at once. Fox Sports affiliates that operate these alternate feeds are: Some Fox Sports affiliates have alternate
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No. 216 Squadron RAF


Number 216 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force and, before disbandment operated the Lockheed Tristar K1, KC1 and C2 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. It was announced in July 2019 that the squadron will reform to become an experimental unit that will test future drone swarm technology. No. 216 Squadron's beginnings can be traced back to August 1917 when No. 7 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) sent a detachment of four Handley Page O/100 to Redcar in order to fly anti-submarine missions
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David Stewart (RAF officer)


. He served in RAF Middle East, being promoted to flight lieutenant on 30 June 1921, and a few days later, on 5 July 1921, was transferred from the Aircraft Depot, Egypt, to No. 216 Squadron, based at RAF Heliopolis, and operating the Handley Page O/400 and the de Havilland DH10 as transport aircraft. On 2 January 1922 Stewart was awarded the Air Force Cross in the King's New Year Honours, and on 13 February 1922 was transferred to the RAF Depot (Inland Area), back
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John Inglis Gilmour


He went on to establish a reputation as a crack bomber formation leader. In late 1917, he advanced to flying a Sopwith Camel fighter as a Flight Commander for No. 65 Squadron. Beginning on 18 December 1916, he reeled off a further 36 victories by 3 July 1918. That included five separate victories on 1 July 1918. He was then promoted to major and sent to command No. 28 Squadron in Italy. Post war, Gilmour was the air attache in Rome, then was posted to No. 216 Squadron
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Airmail


property Blanchard happened to land on, making the flight the first delivery of air mail in the United States. The first official air mail delivery in the United States took place on August 17, 1859, when John Wise piloted a balloon starting in Lafayette, Indiana, with a destination of New York. Weather issues forced him to land near Crawfordsville, Indiana, and the mail reached its final destination via train. In 1959, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 7 cent stamp commemorating the event. Balloons also carried mail out
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National Airlines (N8)


’s newly acquired Part 121 certificate. In December 2008, after the airline was acquired by National Air Cargo, Murray Air changed its name to National Airlines and operates under the National Air Cargo Group, Inc. umbrella. National Airlines used to operate scheduled charter passenger flights from Oakland County International Airport to Kokomo Municipal Airport in Kokomo, Indiana, Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford, Illinois, Spirit of St. Louis Airport in St. Louis, Missouri, and Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (with some flights making
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55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment


December 1941; a second detachment helped form the 804th CA (HD) Btry (Sep). Btry F at Sand Is. was designated the 807th CA (HD) Btry (Sep), while a second detachment helped organize the 715th CA (HD) Btry (Sep) 10-21-42. During World War II, various changes were made in the makeup of the 55th CA. The 55th CA (155 mm Gun) Regt was reorganized and HHB reconstituted and activated; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
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The Beeps


Hide and Beep S1/Ep8 Mar. 21 Beep Ball S1/Ep9 Mar. 22 Beeping Trumpet S1/Ep10 Mar. 23 What's That Noise? S1/Ep11 Mar. 26 Sky High S1/Ep12 Mar. 27 Flutterbye S1/Ep13 Mar 24 Beep S1/Ep14 Mar. 25 Teeny's Big Day S1/Ep15 Mar. 26 The Big Freeze SEASON 2: S2/Ep16 Sep. 13 Drozzle Dries Up S2/Ep17 Sep. 14 Noisy Neighbour S2/Ep18 Oct. 17 Sports Day S2/Ep19 Sep. 18 Where No Beep Has Gone Before S2
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Bodyflight


Bodyflight, or body flight, is the term in the skydiving, which means staying or moving of a body or system of bodies in the air flow. It is one of the most dynamically developing sports in the world. In the windtunnel sport parachuting and skydiving, bodyflight is performed by applying air flow on certain parts of a body, to control the body any muscular forces can be used. As a tool for learning to control the body flight, there is a vertical wind tunnel, which makes it possible to fly
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The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door


a neighbour turns his one bedroom council flat into a 'cannabis cafe'. In Wales, some new arrivals manage to upset a small community after they buy the local pub and convert it into a home. 4x7 Episode 7 --Air date Sep 09, 2015—Two feuding families turn their whole street into a war zone. 4x8 Season finale—Air date Sep 16, 2015—Among the stories highlighted are that of Leslie, whose neighbours began capturing his activities on film, convinced that his trade business was illegal. 5x1 Episode 1 --Air date
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Maclean Mission


build aerodromes. It was decided to leave two officers, David Satow and Sgt Charlie Button behind as rear-link and supply support. In early-Sep 1943, the group flew from Cairo to Bizerta, where they switched planes and boarded Halifax bombers for a flight to the mountains of Bosnia. On 17 Sep 1943, the parachuted group and their cargo landed near Mrkonjić Grad and were met by Vladimir Velebit (36) and (25), who helped them move onto Jajce to meet Tito (51). Maclean
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Right Ho, Jeeves


uses horse racing as a source of imagery. For example, Bertie describes how he, his Aunt Dahlia, and the butler Seppings rush to Anatole's room in chapter 20 in a parody of race-reporting. For instance, Bertie remarks that "I put down my plate and hastened after her, Seppings following at a loping gallop" and that at the top of the first flight of stairs, Aunt Dahlia "must have led by a matter of half a dozen lengths, and was still shaking off my challenge when
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Radio Educación


. When Gustavo Díaz Ordaz became president, he named Agustín Yáñez as head of the SEP. During this time period, a 500-watt transmitter was acquired and installed. In the second half of September 1967, Radio Educación returned to the air on 1060 kHz, but the tests did not last long because of transmitter faults. It was not until 1968 that the facility was rebuilt with a tower, and using temporary power of 150 watts, Radio Educación returned to the air for good on November 23. The SEP asked for the
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1942 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team


The 1942 Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team represented the United States Navy pre-flight aviation training school at the University of Iowa as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 121. The 1942 team was known for its difficult schedule, including Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana, Nebraska, and Missouri. The team was ranked No. 2 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by
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Žilina Airport


Žilina Airport is an airport serving Žilina, Slovakia. It is located near the village of Dolný Hričov, approximately 10 km west of Žilina itself. The airport is used for both international and domestic flights, as well for private flights, amateur sport flights, air ambulance flights and other special flights. It also serves as primary training airport for students of air transport-related majors at the University of Žilina. The airport was built in the 1970s to replace the old Brezovský Majer airport, to give way to the growing city
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Blackford County, Indiana


portions of the county's rural areas have internet access available. Kevin A. Ford was born in Portland, Indiana, in 1960. His family moved to Montpelier, Indiana, and he graduated from Blackford High School in 1978. He holds four academic degrees, and retired from active duty as a colonel in the United States Air Force in 2008. He was the pilot for the Space Shuttle Discovery during its August 2009 flight, and has logged over 332 hours in outer space. On October 23, 2012, Ford returned to
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Plainfield, Indiana


joins the park's east and west sides. The east side offers a variety of sports venues, including basketball and volleyball courts and baseball diamonds, whereas the west side features miles of nature trails, five fishing lakes and an amphitheater. Two shelter houses, one outdoor pavilion and two gazebos are also available for rent. The town of Avon, Indiana borders Plainfield to the north, with Brownsburg, Indiana just north of Avon. Mooresville, Indiana lies south of town. Indianapolis, along with the international airport and FedEx air
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Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center


Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZID), (radio communications, "Indianapolis Center") is one of 22 established FAA Area Control Centers, and is physically located at 1850 South Sigsbee Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, (United States). The primary responsibility of Indianapolis Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft filed under instrument flight rules (IFR). Indianapolis Center is the 12th busiest ARTCC in the United States
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Aircraft upset


the October 31, 1994, ATR-72 accident involving American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, Indiana, the FAA issued guidance to air carriers, acknowledging the value of flight simulator training in unusual attitude recoveries and encouraging air carriers to voluntarily provide this training to their pilots." Some carriers did implement their own voluntary training programs, following those accidents, and the NTSB regarded those programs as "excellent." In October 1996, the NTSB issued a formal Safety Recommendation (A-96-120), which requested the FAA to require all
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Air Illinois


Louis, Missouri, Evansville, Indiana, and Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Chicago O'Hare. In addition, the company entered into agreements with the federal government and an Atlantic City-based casino to operate charter flights. In October 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 flying between Chicago, Illinois and Carbondale, Illinois via Springfield, Illinois crashed in poor weather near Pinckneyville, Illinois. Three crew members and seven passengers lost their lives. Several weeks after the crash the FAA grounded the company and began official hearings into the crash
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Pilot licensing in the United Kingdom


types. The very basic aircraft rating usually obtained by PPL(A) holders at their initial skills test is the Single Engine Piston Landplane (SEP-land) Class Rating. This allows flight of single-piston-engined, non-turbocharged, fixed-pitch propeller, fixed tricycle gear, non-pressurised land aeroplanes (with a few exceptions). SEP class rating holders may optionally extend the privileges of this rating to cover complex features by taking formal differences training from a suitably qualified instructor. There are five categories of difference
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216 Parachute Signal Squadron


216 (Parachute) Squadron, Royal Signals (216 (Para) Sigs Sqn) is a Squadron of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals. It is responsible for installing, maintaining and operating all types of telecommunications equipment and information systems in support of 16 Air Assault Brigade. 216 Parachute Signal Squadron provide OpCIS and TacCIS to the Bde Comd and his staff. The squadron is the predecessor of the Second World War airborne signals unit, 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signal Company (1943–1945), and the post-Second
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VMF-216


Marine Fighting Squadron 216 (VMF-216) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Known as the “Bulldogs”, they flew the F4U Corsair and participated in numerous combat engagements in the Pacific Theater. They were deactivated on March 10, 1945 and remain in an inactive status today. Marine Fighting Squadron 216 was formed at Marine Corps Air Station El Centro, California in January 1943 but was not officially commissioned until September 16, 1943 with Major Rivers J. Morrell, Jr. in command. Initially
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Fox Sports Indiana


Fox Sports Indiana is an American regional sports network that is owned by The Walt Disney Company, and operates as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel broadcasts local professional and high school sports coverage throughout the state of Indiana, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Indianapolis, namely the NBA's Indiana Pacers. The channel is available on cable providers throughout Central Indiana, and is also available nationwide on DirecTV. Fox Sports Indiana was launched on November 1, 2006 as a spin-off channel of Fox Sports
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Indiana Fever


They would finish in last place, this time with a 6-28 record. They would wind up with the third selection in the 2019 WNBA draft, selecting Teaira McCowan from Mississippi State. Currently, Fever games are broadcast on Fox Sports Indiana (FS-I), and WNDY-TV. Select games may air nationally on ESPN, NBA TV, and CBS Sports Network. Broadcasters for the Fever games are Pat Boylan, Debbie Antonelli, and Tully Bevilaqua. Chris Denari served as the team's Play-by
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Allegheny Airlines Flight 853


On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 passenger jet, collided in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 light aircraft near Fairland, Indiana, United States. The DC-9 was carrying 78 passengers and 4 crew members. The Piper was leased to a student pilot on a solo cross-country flight. All 83 occupants of both aircraft were killed in the accident and both aircraft were destroyed by the collision and ground impact. Allegheny Airlines Flight 853, a DC-9-31, registration was a
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Rex Grossman


touchdowns as a senior in 1998, including a game where he threw six touchdowns. His senior season reached its climax when he led the Panthers to a 35–14 victory over the Homestead High School Spartans in the Indiana Class 5A state championship game. Grossman completed seventeen of twenty-six pass attempts for 216 yards and five touchdowns, setting an Indiana record for the most touchdowns thrown in a championship game. Grossman was recognized as the 1998 Indiana Player of the Year by "USA Today", was ranked among the top fifteen players
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II


Pentagon's Joint Program Office halted training in all F-35 models the next day, and on 3 July, the F-35 fleet was formally grounded. The fleet was returned to flight on 15 July, but the engine inspection regimen canceled the aircraft's planned debut at the Farnborough 2014 Air Show. At Red Flag 2017, the F-35 scored a kill ratio of 15:1 against an F-16 aggressor squadron. On 9 December 2010, a media report stated that the "USMC will base 216 F-35Bs on the East Coast and 184 of them on
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