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After closing the briefcase, he dictated his demands: $ 200, 000 in " negotiable American currency "; four parachutes ( two primary and two reserve ); and a fuel truck standing by in Seattle to refuel the aircraft upon arrival.
At the time of their closing, Emery used Boeing 727, and Douglas DC-8 and DC-10 aircraft to transport freight.
Therefore the two aircraft were sold in 1986, and followed up by closing its Swedish charter operations in 1988.
A second memorial dedicated to Brooklands aircraft design and manufacturing heritage was specially designed and manufactured by British Aerospace in the late 1980s to mark the closing of its last factory there and takes the form of a large engraved acrylic panel displayed at the southern end of the old runway close to the entracne to the community park and a children's nursery.
After Concorde was privatised, cost reduction measures ( notably the closing of the metallurgical wing testing site which had done enough temperature cycles to validate the aircraft through to 2010 ) and ticket price raises led to substantial profits.
The 183d Fighter Wing will lose their F-16 aircraft as a result of the DOD's 2005 BRAC ( base re-alignment and closing ); however, the base will remain open, serving as a maintenance depot for the F-16 aircraft engines.
The light cruiser HMS Arethusa quickly launches a Sopwith seaplane which is closing rapidly on L 5 when its pilot mistakes smoke from British destroyers as a recall signal and abandons the chase, ending one of the most promising early opportunities for the interception of an airship by a shipborne aircraft.
The station, which designs and builds aircraft carrier catapults and arresting gear, was slated to remain open when the Pentagon released its base closing recommendations in May 2005, though it was to lose 186 jobs.
Position of aircraft must quickly be assessed, including direction, angle off tail ( the angle between flight paths ), and closing speed.
Prior to the closing of the base, the most important task was the reclamation and salvage of the stored aircraft.
The 9th Fighter Squadron ceased F-15 operations on 5 June 1992 and received F-4E aircraft from the 20th Fighter Squadron from the closing George AFB California as the Fighter Training Unit for the German Air Force.
With closing speeds of 1, 500 ft / s ( 457 m / s ) or more for a head-on interception, the amount of time available for a fighter pilot to successfully target an enemy aircraft and inflict sufficient damage to bring it down was vanishingly small.
Small quantities of mines were laid by aircraft during the closing stages of the battle.
Another account recalled how Marseille once ignored an order to turn back from a fight when outnumbered by two to one, but seeing an enemy aircraft closing on his wing leader, Marseille broke formation and shot the attacking aircraft down.
By the time Yugoslavia showed interest in buying the S-92, Avia was looking at closing down the production line to make way for newer up-to-date aircraft, and when Avia were given a license to make the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 15 Fagot ( they were already making the Yakovlev Yak 23 Flora, as the S-101 ) the S-92 production lines were dismantled.
The precise services offered by stations vary by country, but typical FSS services may include providing preflight briefings including weather and notices to airmen ( NOTAMs ); filing, opening, and closing flight plans ; monitoring navigational aids ( NAVAIDs ); collecting and disseminating pilot reports ( PIREPs ); offering traffic advisories to aircraft on the ground or in flight ; relaying instructions or clearances from air traffic control ; and providing assistance in an emergency.
RAF aircraft ceased flying in 1965, and the RAF formally left Butzweilerhof, closing down the station on 27 January 1967.
There was also a need to find space for British aircraft returning to the UK from bases in Germany, such as RAF Bruggen, that were closing.
ZK-EAP ( MSN: UE-439 ) was the last 1900-series aircraft to be produced by Raytheon, closing the production line in October 2002.
During the postwar years, the RAF retained Bentwaters for flying various aircraft, including first-generation jet aircraft before finally closing the facility on 26 August 1949 when it was placed into ' care and maintenance ' status.
After assessing the situation, began closing in on the enemy aircraft.

closing and showed
He bounced exuberantly on the sagging bed and was even more delighted when Madame Lalaurie -- after closing the door -- showed the slave that the bed was designed for something other than slumber.
Here he put a small man, whose missing hands might have left his function doubtful, until comparison with the first sketches showed that when the artist came back to the beginning, this was to be the closing figure of the party of `` forty-niners '', and was to hold a basket.
The same poll showed that 85 % supported closing of all cannabis coffee shops within 250 meters walking distance from schools.
Opinion polls up to election day showed Kibaki behind Raila Odinga nationally, but closing.
20, 000 people showed up to protest against the closing.
Having felt desperately hard-done-by the ITA, and in the fits of a corporate tantrum, the company showed their final display of anger by closing down with Come To An End, a reflective epilogue with John Betjeman, who had made several films for the station, paying tribute to the personnel, programmes and achievements of TWW ( which Betjeman affectionately referred to as Tellywelly ).
The closing outro ( which showed the first portion of a variation of the Underdog theme showing a big ape terrorizing the city with George S. Irving, the series narrator, saying, " Looks like this is the end!
Mills showed speed and aggression, but London's superior strength and power were evident in the closing stages and the heavier man was awarded the decision after fifteen rounds.
Rumbold had cross-examined him over the alleged impartiality of a public opinion poll which showed the SDP candidate closing on the Labour candidate.
The strip on the 21st showed a younger Les talking with Summer about death in general to help her understand that of Lisa's, before switching to the new-look Moores in the closing frames, and the first week of strips that followed, following the Moores participating in a Making Strides walk, had a banner saying " Act III: Ten Years Later " in the first frame ( an " Act III " statement directing readers to the official website would be discreetly included in fine print for some time afterwards ).
On August 12th, 2012, for the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Eric Idle showed up after a failed human cannonball shot to sing.
Soon after taking office, the Gaddafi government showed itself to be devoutly conservative by closing bars and nightclubs, banning entertainment deemed provocative or immodest, and making use of the Muslim calendar mandatory.
Built in a new Toyota plant in Princeton, Indiana, with 65 percent domestic content, the Tundra showed that Toyota was serious about closing the gap on the " Big Three " in all major segments.
The local MP for the Shepherd's Bush constituency, Andrew Slaughter, investigated the project and obtained documents under the Freedom of Information Act which showed that the contractor, Metronet, had advised that the work could be completed without closing the station.
The closing credits showed the cast bowing before the studio audience, with co-stars Pinchot and Linn-Baker doing the " Dance of Joy " one last time.
At the time of the announcement, polls showed Duncan closing in on O ' Malley even as his fundraising was beginning to decline.
He also acted as vestry and parish clerk, but showed his independence of mind and action by invariably closing his book and resuming his seat at the recitation of the Athanasian Creed.
Franklin showed superior striking during the fight, and mounted MacDonald in the closing seconds of the second round, causing significant injury and swelling around MacDonald's left eye.
The broadcast showed the spikes closing on him before he had appeared and then the titles rolled.
At the time, several fan sites for the show had many complaints because viewers who video-taped each episode could see when they checked their tape-counters that some episodes were not even 35 minutes long in terms of programme time ( excluding opening / closing credits ), whereas DVDs of the original series showed those episodes to be fully 45 minutes of actual programme time excluding opening / closing credits.

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