Yellow Taxi's

We've landed

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January 17th 2007
So, we get on our plane ready for take off, as per usual we're sat by the wing, and then as the pilot started testing the engine the wing right outside our window started smoking!!! This was apparently because the 2nd engine wouldn't start and therefore led to a 3 hour delay while they got a new one fitted and all this time we're sat on the plane watching the fire engines standing by!!! So after a ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more