Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
On July 25, 1944, Bf 109 G-6 160756 was on a formation ferry flight with fifteen other Bf 109s over northern Italy from Maniago, in the foothills of the Italian Alps, to Ghedi, 85 kilometers (53 miles) east of Milan. Route of Darbois formation ferry flight (blue), and his escape route (red).
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 7, 2025
Root was tasked with ferrying a P-51B-5-NA Mustang, serial number 43-6529, from Niagara Falls, New York to Newark, New Jersey, where it would be shipped to the European theater. Papers were seen flying from the cockpit—among them, his wallet, later recovered near the crash site. Root, trapped in the cockpit, could not be saved.
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Fear of Landing
JULY 25, 2025
Sound · CRJ 200 ferry flight crash with 19 on board at Kathmandu from Fear of Landing It should have been a simple ferry flight, under 150 kilometres. That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. Except that it wasn’t operational.
Aerotime
JULY 24, 2025
According to The Aviation Herald , during a ferry flight in May 2017 the same aircraft, registered RA-47315, depressurized at an altitude of 4,300 meters due to the destruction of the left cockpit window.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 10, 2024
July 11, 2024 After eight years, the Hawaii Mars finally floated again on the water, but not only this, it performed taxi tests in preparation for the ferry flight from Sproat Lake to the B.C. photo by Rob Frolic – 2015) The team at Coulson Aviation has been working on getting the airplane ready for the ferry flight.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 27, 2024
The ferry flight to the museum , tentatively scheduled for August 10th this year, will likely mark the type’s final ever journey skyward under its own power. Transport Canada will do all of the approvals… And then, there might be a practice flight. I’m still waiting to hear about that.”
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 14, 2024
Over the years, the plane became a local legend, with kids getting to play inside the cockpit, and many local teenagers made their first paychecks filling gas under the wings of the old bomber. A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. Art Lacey posing with his wife in front of the “Bomber Gas Station.”
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