RUSSIAN YAK-9 WARBIRD FLIPS AFTER LANDING AT TYABB IN VICTORIA
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The pilot of a re-manufactured Yak-9 warbird escaped injury after the Russian designed WW2 aircraft he was flying ran off the runway after landing and flipped over after the wheels dug into the soft ground
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"...one wheel went off the bitumen into the soft grass" - "That pulled the aircraft more off the bitumen until both wheels dug in and slowly [it went] up on it's nose and then hesitated and went over on its back"
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NEWS DESK REPORT ON YAK-9 IN 2004
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COPY OF MEDIA REPORT IN PDF
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Posted 12:51 PM 3/09/2015
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STING ULTRALIGHT USED IN DRUG TRADE IMPOUNDED AT DENILIQUIN
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The 67-year-old pilot of a Sting ultralight was arrested on the tarmac of Deniliquin airport in southern New South Wales after a large supply of cannabis and ice precursor drugs were allegedly found in the ultralight after a covert operation
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"...bikie gangs in South Australia had been supplying drugs and firearms to affiliates in NSW - The arrest came at the end of an eight-month investigation involving authorities from New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland"
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RECENT REPORT ON AIRCRAFT USED IN DRUG TRADE
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INITIAL MEDIA REPORT IN PDF
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UPDATED MEDIA REPORT IN PDF
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FATAL CATASTROPHIC LOW LEVEL FAILURE DURING AEROBATICS PRACTICE
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COPY OF MEDIA REPORT IN PDF
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