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Concorde
- By: Mike Bannister
- Narrated by: Mike Bannister
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Concorde is an enthralling personal account of what it takes to fly planes faster than the speed of sound, and of the events that lay behind 114 needless deaths—the 113 victims of the crash and, ultimately, Concorde herself....
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Terrible Accents took away from enjoyment
- By Neal Ireland Hello. on 09-06-23
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Concorde
- Narrated by: Mike Bannister
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 29-09-22
- Language: English
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Concorde is an enthralling personal account of what it takes to fly planes faster than the speed of sound, and of the events that lay behind 114 needless deaths—the 113 victims of the crash and, ultimately, Concorde herself....
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Eject! Eject!
- By: John Nichol
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Nichol tells the remarkable tale of how the ejection seat was first conceived during the Second World War as countless lives were lost in accidents and in battle....
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A truly superb book
- By Bob Upndown on 23-06-23
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Eject! Eject!
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 25-05-23
- Language: English
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Nichol tells the remarkable tale of how the ejection seat was first conceived during the Second World War as countless lives were lost in accidents and in battle....
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Cinderella Boys
- The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic
- By: Leo McKinstry
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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In early 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival. As the deadly wolf packs of German U-boats roamed the Atlantic, supply lines and shipping losses fell victim to the carnage....
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An account but with flaws
- By Anonymous User on 17-07-23
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Cinderella Boys
- The Forgotten RAF Force That Won the Battle of the Atlantic
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-06-23
- Language: English
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In early 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival. As the deadly wolf packs of German U-boats roamed the Atlantic, supply lines and shipping losses fell victim to the carnage....
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Typhoon
- By: Mike Sutton
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in the world....
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Insightfull, informative, exciting story
- By Dovydas on 31-12-21
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Typhoon
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 25-11-21
- Language: English
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The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in the world....
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Oh dear!
- By Anonymous User on 30-04-21
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 27-04-21
- Language: English
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Winkle
- The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot
- By: Paul Beaver
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd, Paul Beaver
- Length: 11 hrs
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The daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot....
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An interesting take
- By FAB on 19-06-23
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Winkle
- The Extraordinary Life of Britain’s Greatest Pilot
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd, Paul Beaver
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 08-06-23
- Language: English
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The daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilot....
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Harrier
- How to Be a Fighter Pilot
- By: Paul Tremelling
- Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Paul Tremelling was just seven years old when he watched the Royal Navy's Sea Harriers leave their home base in Somerset to do battle against the Argentine Air Force in the Falklands War. Two decades later, he would join this exclusive club....
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Great Story, narration let it down a little
- By J. Chettleburgh on 04-09-23
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Harrier
- How to Be a Fighter Pilot
- Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 28-04-22
- Language: English
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Paul Tremelling was just seven years old when he watched the Royal Navy's Sea Harriers leave their home base in Somerset to do battle against the Argentine Air Force in the Falklands War. Two decades later, he would join this exclusive club....
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Sky Warriors
- British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
- By: Saul David
- Narrated by: Adam James
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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Bestselling historian Saul David provides a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War....
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A new appreciation for British Airborne Forces
- By M. Eaton on 29-05-24
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Sky Warriors
- British Airborne Forces in the Second World War
- Narrated by: Adam James
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 25-04-24
- Language: English
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Bestselling historian Saul David provides a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War....
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To the Limit
- An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam
- By: Tom A. Johnson
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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From June 1967 to June 1968, Tom Johnson accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying hours piloting the UH-1 "Iroquois" - better known as the "Huey" - as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division. His battalion was one of the most decorated units of the Vietnam War....
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Best ever Vietnam War Audiobook!
- By D. B. Syme on 14-11-19
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To the Limit
- An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 14-08-18
- Language: English
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From June 1967 to June 1968, Tom Johnson accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying hours piloting the UH-1 "Iroquois" - better known as the "Huey" - as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division. His battalion was one of the most decorated units of the Vietnam War....
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Mosquito Men
- The Elite Pathfinders of 627 Squadron
- By: David Price
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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The story of one of the most remarkable–and feared–British aircraft of the Second World War: the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito fighter-bomber....
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A remarkable story
- By FAB on 16-03-23
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Mosquito Men
- The Elite Pathfinders of 627 Squadron
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 07-12-22
- Language: English
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The story of one of the most remarkable–and feared–British aircraft of the Second World War: the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito fighter-bomber....
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The Big Show
- The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat
- By: Pierre Clostermann
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe....
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Highly recommended! Incredible story, fitting narrator but iffy narration
- By Dave on 07-02-22
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The Big Show
- The Classic Account of WWII Aerial Combat
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-12-20
- Language: English
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Pierre Clostermann DFC was one of the oustanding Allied aces of the Second World War. A Frenchman who flew with the RAF, he survived over 420 operational sorties, shooting down scores of enemy aircraft while friends and comrades lost their lives in the deadly skies above Europe....
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Hercules
- By: Scott Bateman
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF’s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe.
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Excellent Book
- By Nigel Pigdon on 29-05-24
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Hercules
- Narrated by: Angus King
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 23-05-24
- Language: English
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Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF’s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe.
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Hogs in the Sand
- A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal
- By: Buck Wyndham
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
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The mighty, iconic A-10 Warthog was first thrust into battle in Operation Desert Storm. The men who took it through walls of flak and surface-to-air missiles to help defeat the world's fourth-largest army were as untested as their airplanes....
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Kind of interesting...
- By Joe Fletcher on 01-12-23
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Hogs in the Sand
- A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 07-12-21
- Language: English
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The mighty, iconic A-10 Warthog was first thrust into battle in Operation Desert Storm. The men who took it through walls of flak and surface-to-air missiles to help defeat the world's fourth-largest army were as untested as their airplanes....
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Chinook Crew 'Chick'
- Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember
- By: Liz McConaghy
- Narrated by: Liz McConaghy
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
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Liz McConaghy spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only woman on the Chinook wing for four years....
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Heartbreaking.
- By John Oxley on 05-11-24
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Chinook Crew 'Chick'
- Highs and Lows of Forces Life from the Longest Serving Female RAF Chinook Force Crewmember
- Narrated by: Liz McConaghy
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 14-03-24
- Language: English
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Liz McConaghy spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only woman on the Chinook wing for four years....
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The Silver Spitfire
- The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
- By: Tom Neil
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots....
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A really interesting book, and very well read by the narrator
- By MR ADRIAN M EASTON on 28-12-19
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The Silver Spitfire
- The Legendary WWII RAF Fighter Pilot in His Own Words
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 26-11-19
- Language: English
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A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots....
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Life's Too Short to Cry
- The Compelling Story of a Battle of Britain Ace
- By: Tim Vigors
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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It is not often that a long-hidden gem of a manuscript is published, bringing a moment in WWII history to vivid life for today’s audiences. Geoffrey Wellum’s First Light was one example. The memoir of Timothy Vigors is another....
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The Audible summary is wrong
- By D Roberts on 11-02-21
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Life's Too Short to Cry
- The Compelling Story of a Battle of Britain Ace
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 11-12-18
- Language: English
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It is not often that a long-hidden gem of a manuscript is published, bringing a moment in WWII history to vivid life for today’s audiences. Geoffrey Wellum’s First Light was one example. The memoir of Timothy Vigors is another....
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The Red Arrows
- The Story of Britain’s Iconic Display Team
- By: David Montenegro
- Narrated by: Ben Willbond
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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It's now over 50 years since the Red Arrows first took to the skies, transfixing the British public with their astonishing displays of daredevil precision and aerial aerobatics....
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- By Shaun on 18-07-24
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The Red Arrows
- The Story of Britain’s Iconic Display Team
- Narrated by: Ben Willbond
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 26-05-22
- Language: English
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It's now over 50 years since the Red Arrows first took to the skies, transfixing the British public with their astonishing displays of daredevil precision and aerial aerobatics....
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Stealth
- The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft
- By: Peter Westwick
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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On a moonless night in 1991, a dozen US aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Each aircraft was more than 60 feet in length and with a wingspan of 40 feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing....
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Everyday engineering
- By Andrew M Croall on 02-09-24
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Stealth
- The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-05-21
- Language: English
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On a moonless night in 1991, a dozen US aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad. To the Iraqi air defenses, the planes seemed to come from nowhere. Each aircraft was more than 60 feet in length and with a wingspan of 40 feet, yet its radar footprint was the size of a ball bearing....
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Vulcan Boys
- From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber
- By: Tony Blackman
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire....
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- By il verme di libro on 02-03-16
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Vulcan Boys
- From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 29-10-15
- Language: English
- The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the UK during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire....
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I Flew for the Führer
- The Memoirs of a Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot
- By: Heinz Knoke, Richard Overy - introduction
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Heinz Knoke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of the Second World War. This vivid firsthand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs and is a fascinating counterbalance to the numerous accounts written by Allied pilots....
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Well written, interesting perspective
- By P-J on 15-11-23
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I Flew for the Führer
- The Memoirs of a Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 13-04-21
- Language: English
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Heinz Knoke was one of the outstanding German fighter pilots of the Second World War. This vivid firsthand record of his experiences has become a classic among aviation memoirs and is a fascinating counterbalance to the numerous accounts written by Allied pilots....
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