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Julie Boatman

D-Day Squadron Flies 78 Years After Operation Overlord

The wide stretches of sand that comprise the beaches of Normandy normally fill now with sunbathers and people en vacances on a June day. But for the 78th anniversary of what we know as D-Day, those same boundaries between ocean and land fill with those who honor the memory of soldiers and civilians who perished […]

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Good FLYING Reads: Great Circle

On a whim while passing through Chicago O’Hare a few weeks ago, I picked up a novel for the combination of its title—Great Circle—and the sketch of a diving biplane on its cover. But it wasn’t without a certain amount of trepidation. It’s a tall order to weave realistic flying into a fictional piece, especially […]

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Pilots Will Love Top Gun: Maverick—It’s a Lot More Real

For a movie as iconic as Top Gun, the sequel has been a long time coming. Normally, the ink is barely dry on the celluloid of version 1.0 before the next installment goes into production, ready to ride the wave of popularity and interest of that first smash hit. But this aviation-fueled audience has waited […]

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