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• Boeing Completes First JSF In-Flight Conversions to STOVL Mode Boeing 16 Apr 2001 -- In what veteran test pilot Dennis O'Donoghue called "the best day of my flying career," the Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32B Friday successfully completed its first in-flight conversions - from conventional to short-takeoff-and-vertical landing (STOVL) flight mode and back again. The milestone marks the beginning of flight test of the Boeing direct-lift solution to the customer's STOVL requirement.
• United Kingdom's First Boeing C-17 Makes First Flight Boeing 16 Apr 2001 -- The first Boeing C-17 destined for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force made its initial acceptance flight here today.
• Oshkosh Truck Receives Approval To Begin Full-Rate Marine Corps Truck Production; Receives $266 Million Contract Modification Oshkosh 16 Apr 2001 -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NASDAQ: OTRKB], a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced that the company has received approval for full-rate production of the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) truck, which is being built for the U.S. Marine Corps.

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• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 16 Apr 2001
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO REPORT United Nations 16 Apr 2001

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