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Enriching Education - Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

Motherhood Moments

Sixty-one years ago on March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 (FTLF 739) and its crew, departed on a secret mission sanctioned by President Kennedy, to fly to Vietnam. Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 went missing on March 16, 1962, with 93 U.S. Onboard were 93 United States Army soldiers and 11 civilian crewmembers. “I

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What day even is it??

The Frugal Girl

I tried several other flights for standby, but no luck. (A I decided to bite the bullet and just buy a ticket home because I could envision myself spending days at the airport trying to land a standby flight. I hopped on a half hour flight from Oahu to Maui (shortest flight I’ve ever been on!)

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Book Nook - FLIGHT PATHS: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration

Motherhood Moments

In FLIGHT PATHS , Heisman explores how a group of migration-obsessed scientists engaged nearly every branch of science to understand bird migration—from where and when they take off, to their flight paths and behaviors, to their destinations and the challenges they encounter getting there.

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WIS, WWA | half Hawaii!

The Frugal Girl

Monday My flight left for Maui at 3:45, and then I hopped on another plane for the trip to Chicago (that flight lasted until about 5:30 am Tuesday, Chicago time). They fed me some kind of cold pasta dish with greens on that flight; all things considered, it wasn’t terrible. Soooo, Lisey came back to pick me up.

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Happy Holidays!

Shereen Travels Cheap

They might be your flights. Everyone's doing their best and it's not the flight crew or the desk attendant's fault. This is the busiest time to fly and it's not going to be pretty. There will be delays. There will be cancellations and rebookings. Be prepared. Please don't take it out on them.

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Southwest Airlines Sale: One-Way Flights Starting at $39!

Couponing 101

Whether you’re hoping to take a vacation to visit your family or take a vacation from your family, Southwest Airlines has the hookup for flights. Through November 15, select one-way flights are on sale starting at just $39. Instead you’ll be assigned a line number once you check in for the flight.

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Thankful Thursday | from the island

The Frugal Girl

This week, I am thankful: that I was able to get on the flights Zoe isn’t 18 yet, so she can’t use Lisey’s flight benefits. There’s always a faint chance that there will be no seats available, so I felt thankful that on both legs of the flight, I got seats! I can, though, so I was flying standby.

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