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June 4, 2012

Video: Brisk Wind Tries to Help 747 Fly One Last Time

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By: Phil Derner Jr.
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A parked Southern Air 747 that awaits dismantling at the end of its flying career wants to fly one last time. Significantly lighter without engines, its flaps fully extended and its nose not tied down, strong Mojave winds on May 23rd make the aircraft rotate for probably its final time.