aircraft

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One video showed a helicopter landing in a dark parking lot, while uniformed soldiers rushed the aircraft and were lifted out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The company said it has been in Garden Grove since 1966, and more than 500 employees work at the facility, which manufactures windows and canopies for aircraft and spacecraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

In 2014, Brazil decided to purchase 36 Gripen E/F fighter jets produced by aircraft manufacturer Saab in a deal valued at $4.5 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe grew up in foster homes and was discovered by an army photographer while working in an aircraft factory during World War Two.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

There were usually about twenty or thirty aircraft to a regiment, with a similar number of pilots to fly them.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein