HISTORY OF CIVIL AVIATION IN SRI LANKA 1911-2011
Compiled by: Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF (Retd)
1940
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He Was Suspended in Midair with Little Chance of Survival Then Another Plane Came...
Almost 80 years after it unfolded in the sky over San
Diego, a nearly impossible rescue mission remains one of
the most daring feats in aeronautical...
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