Airliner or Flying Health Hazard

While the terrible Jeju Air 737-800 crash in South Korea killed 179, a few hours earlier another KLM 737-800 skidded off a runway in Norway after suffering a hydraulic failure, while an Air Canada 737-800 suffered an apparent landing gear failure upon arrival in Halifax.

U-BOATS WERE NOT SUBMARINES

Their hull design was close to that of a destroyer. A long, thin hull and sharp-raked bow. When a U-boat needed speed, she had to run on the surface. Once submerged she could only run on batteries, slow and for a limited period.

NEVER MESS WITH OLD FOLK

The room fell into stunned silence. Even the nurse, standing at the foot of the bed, couldn’t help but comment. ‘Wow,’ she said, visibly impressed. ‘Your husband must have been an extraordinary man to leave behind so much property.’