ANN is pleased to report what appears to be a happy ending for a
group of airplane enthusiasts hoping to salvage an historic Douglas
C-47 from Bosnia, and display it in a French museum. This week, the
government of Bosnia-Herzegovina agreed to give the plane to the
D-Day Museum in Merville-Franceville in Normandy.
The $460 billion 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill passed last
week by Congress includes almost $15 billion for companies such as
Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, and American Eurocopter.
The US Air Force announced Wednesday F-15E Strike Eagle fighter
jets will soon return to service in the Iraq and Afghanistan war
theaters, although older F-15s flown by Air National Guard and
reserve units stateside will remain grounded in the aftermath of a
crash earlier this month.
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