A Palmair jet bound for Portugal on Saturday 26th May had to make a bee-line (excuse the pun) for Bournemouth following an engine surge one hour into the flight. The pilots reported seeing a swarm of bees an estimated 20,000 strong just off the British Coast, and upon inspection the jet engine contained what seemed to be the remnants of a large amount of bees that had been sucked into the engine.

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How many of you have flown to Australia, not just 13,000 miles, but 13,000 miles in a microlight, when you are blind?! Miles Hilton-Barber, a 58 year old pilot finally arrived in Sydney Australia on the 30th April 2007,  55 days after taking off in a microlight from a UK airfield.

“Their flight took them over deserts, forests, mountains and seas and they battled with high winds, rain and snow storms in order to reach Sydney. You can read all about these adventures in the blog diaries.” - http://www.seeingisbelieving.org.uk/microlightadventure/

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