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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: September 14th

A bomb goes off at Seoul's airport, an F-14 rolls off the deck of the USS John F. Kennedy, an Aeroflot 737 crashes in Russia, and more...
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Apollo 15 blasts off from Cape Canaveral. (Photo by NASA)

Apollo 15 Blasts Off for the Moon: July 26 in Aviation History

Aloha Airlines predecessor makes its first flight, Space Shuttle Discovery makes first spaceflight since Columbia disaster, and more...
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‘My Bad’: South Korean Military Apologizes for Shooting at Passenger Jet

South Korean military officials on Monday apologized after its troops mistakenly opened fire on an Asiana Airlines passenger plane early Friday morning when they misidentified it for a North Korean military plane.
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Boeing Submits 747-8 Bid for New South Korean Presidential Jet

The Boeing Company has proposed an executive version of its 747-8 jetliner to serve as South Korea's new presidential aircraft and will likely win the contract as bidding rival EADS dropped out, the Yonhap news agency reported ...
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South Korean Troops Try to Shoot Down Airliner After Mistaking it for North Korean Jet

South Korean troops mistakenly opened fire at an Asiana Airlines passenger plane early Friday morning after misidentifying it as a North Korean military plane, the Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday.
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