Aerotime

JUNE 21, 2024

The last of 33 PBY-4 variants to be rolled out was fitted with amphibious landing gear for the first time, to increase the type’s versatility and enable it to operate from land-based runways. There, it was to be repurposed as a passenger-carrying aircraft for tourist flights and air safaris in Zimbabwe in southern Africa.

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Pilot Tail Ferry Flight Clearance 286

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 30, 2025

It was an era where travelers dressed in their finest attire and were served meals that wouldnt be out of place at an upscale hotel, and being able to land at destinations with no runways so long as they were on or near a large enough body of water was a huge advantage in an airline’s growth.

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Airlines Airline Ferry Flight Tail 99

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 14, 2024

Skidding across the field, the B-17 veered off the runway and crashed into another B-17. A young Art Lacey before the ferry flight. Upon landing, SAAF 1723 ran off the runway and collided with a brick building. With no other options, Lacey prepared for a wheels-up landing.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Runway 119

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

The drop zone at an airshow consists of concrete runways and taxiways, expanses of ground between the two that may contain ditches or drainage culverts, landing lights, directional signage, and other obstacles to avoid. In January 2017, it was cleared for a maintenance ferry flight from Frederick to Tulsa.

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Cargo Hangar Ferry Flight Weather 116