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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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Planning Your Summer Travels

Shereen Travels Cheap

Airfare alone can jump as much as 40% during the summer months, so here are some tips to help keep you in the black this year and have an amazing time: Shop for airfare on Tuesday and Wednesday and look for flights that depart on Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday for the lowest fares. You still need to get on that ASAP.

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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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Amazing Women In Travel History

Shereen Travels Cheap

Men may dominate most travel careers, like being pilots and explorers and mountain climbers, but women have always pushed their way into all facets of the industry, from flying planes, to becoming essential crew on commercial flights, to captaining cruise ships.

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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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