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I produce a Shockwave Radio Theater here in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and have a large collection of odd songs. You've missed the most popular and (possibly) best song about airplanes: Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. In that album, the Royal Guardsmen also have a cut called "Airplane Song" which is pop but kinda fun. Also, there are two other songs in the Snoopy sequence.
Other famous airplane songs include "Leaving On A Jet Plane" by Peter Paul and Mary (and the later take-off "Libyan On A Jet Plane" by Pinkard & Bowden"). Less famous is "The Stars Are Ours" by The Duras Sisters, all about the history of flight and "Airline Amy" by Weird Al Yankovic.
And a nod to "Flying Saucer Rock and Roll" by Bill Riley and his Little Green Men among many rocket and spaceship songs.
