Tag: “Aviation”

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   Flying in seaplanes from downtown Seattle's Lake Union

   On the same lake where the Boeing company was founded a decade after the Wright Brother's first flight, you can still experience the thrill and convenience of taking off and landing on water.

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   Carniceros (iv)

   Once airborne, the old Commandos have to climb near their service ceiling to cross the Andean Range, which for lack of power they do at a mountain pass, cramped between much higher mountain walls. From there it is just 30 kms from arctic glaciers into the tropical rainforest.

3. 

   Castle Air Museum

   Located on the former Caste Air Force Base, which was home to a squadron of Strategic Air Command B-52 prior to decomissioning. The museum has a very good collection of aircraft, including a B-17, B-52, a B-29, a ten-engined B-36, and an SR-71 spy plane.

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   Corrosion Corner of La Paz International Airport

   Carniceros (butchers) have a flying license and can take some of the rusting metal of the corrosion corner of the Aeropuerto International de La Paz to fetch meat grown in Bolivia's Lowlands ...
   
   (Read on at each of the four photo's image description).