He blew out his flip flop

West Palm Beach, Fla. Singer Jimmy Buffett flew his biplane into a runway sign at Palm Beach International Airport over the weekend, but was not injured.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane was pushed off the runway by a wind gust. Buffett, who owns a home in the Town of Palm Beach, was arriving from Key West.

The accident won’t be investigated, Bergen said.

Lifetime award at 45

Los Angeles Two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks will receive the American Film Institute’s 30th Life Achievement Award, which will be presented by fellow Oscar-winner Steven Spielberg.

Hanks, 45, will receive the award during ceremonies Wednesday. The tribute show is scheduled to air June 24 on USA Network.

Celebrities expected to attend the ceremonies at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood include Tim Allen, Jim Carrey, Ron Howard, Helen Hunt, Steve Martin, Meg Ryan and Gary Sinise.

Hanks has been nominated five times for an Academy Award and has won best actor twice, for his work in 1993’s “Philadelphia” and 1994’s “Forrest Gump.”

New chapter of history

Washington Nicolas Cage says when he read the script for his new movie “Windtalkers,” he knew little about the Navajo Indian Code Talkers who created the Marines’ unbreakable code used in World War II’s Pacific front.

“I wish I had learned more about it in high school, but they didn’t put it in the history books,” Cage said at a Senate reception marking Tuesday’s film premiere. “I have great respect for the Navajo Code Talkers and their heroic acts.”

Cage, co-star Adam Beach and director John Woo joined several surviving Code Talkers including four who developed the code and about a dozen senators at the reception.

The Code Talkers created a code based on the Navajo language. It was used in World War II’s fiercest battles, including Iwo Jima, and was never cracked.

Warwick agrees to plea bargain

Miami Drug charges against Dionne Warwick were dropped Wednesday after a Miami-Dade County judge agreed to a plea bargain deal, which included a drug treatment program.

The singer, 61, who was not in court, was arrested May 12 at Miami International Airport after screeners said they found 11 suspected marijuana cigarettes inside her lipstick container.

As part of the agreement, Warwick has completed a drug treatment and evaluation program and made a $250 donation to Project Cradle, an organization that supports children born with HIV.

The entertainer also is required to make an anti-drug public service announcement directed at youths, said Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the State Attorney’s Office.