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Recent Examples of seaplane
The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Main Street, kicked off by a seaplane flyover.
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Most guests float in on vintage Turtle Air seaplanes to the legendary refuge in the heart of the Yasawas.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Dry Tortugas National Park, located 70 miles west of Key West in Florida and only reachable by boat or seaplane, was the third least visited national park in the contiguous U.S.
NPS parks in Michigan
The National Park Service (NPS) manages many different types of parks.
—Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
Available now through December 22, guests can look forward to 45 percent off of round-trip seaplane transfers, complimentary stays and meals for two children below 12 years of age at the six restaurants on site, and complimentary usage of snorkeling equipment and kayaks during the stay.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Most guests float in on vintage Turtle Air seaplanes to the legendary refuge in the heart of the Yasawas.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Dry Tortugas National Park, located 70 miles west of Key West in Florida and only reachable by boat or seaplane, was the third least visited national park in the contiguous U.S.
NPS parks in Michigan
The National Park Service (NPS) manages many different types of parks.
—Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024
Available now through December 22, guests can look forward to 45 percent off of round-trip seaplane transfers, complimentary stays and meals for two children below 12 years of age at the six restaurants on site, and complimentary usage of snorkeling equipment and kayaks during the stay.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024
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Olms, the cave-dwelling salamanders, are the longest-living amphibians In the lightless caves of Croatia and Slovenia, the olm cave salamander has adapted superpowers to thrive in an isolated environment across generations over some 20 million years.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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This little isthmus also brims with rainforests and jungles teeming with all manner of beautiful and exotic wildlife—Panama is home to more than 940 species of birds as well as 220 mammals and 354 reptiles and amphibians.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Then came the concocted bomber gap and missile gap with the Soviet Union, the hyperinflated danger of Cuba’s Fidel Castro and Laos, and the fraudulent claim that publication of the classified Pentagon Papers would kill U.S. diplomacy and prolong the Vietnam War.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
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Photocopied pages from it were found in Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh’s getaway car when he was apprehended by law enforcement.Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tom Cruise was spotted holding onto the wings of an upside-down flying biplane, which suggests this installment will feature just as many jaw-dropping stunts as usual for the series.Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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Incoming Falling Back Under North Korean Assault, A Ukrainian Brigade Turned A River Into A Natural Barrier When funding for the flight was approved by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, the Army Air Service chose Donald Douglas’ DT2 biplane as their aircraft of choice.Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
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The dramatic footage, which was taken from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet, showed a Russian Su-35 execute what NORAD called an unsafe maneuver when the American warplane was intercepting a Russian Tu-95 bomber.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Four Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew just outside of United States airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, marking the latest incident involving Russian aircraft off the coast of the U.S. state.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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For comparison, that is around 300 times faster than the top speed of a Lockheed Martin jet fighter here on Earth.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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For example, in October 2018, during an Israeli airstrike in western Syria, an antiquated Syrian S-200 missile launched against the incoming Israeli jets hit a nearby Russian military transport killing all 14 Russian military personnel on board.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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Plus, one of our favorite nursery gliders is 39% off right now.Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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The suite of tools includes uncrewed aircraft systems, gliders that can dive into the ocean and Saildrones that skim the surface amidst monster waves.Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Seaplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaplane. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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