Norway’s first battery-powered Alpha Electro G2 airplane crashed into a lake yesterday, Reuters reports. While no one was harmed in the crash, the incident could be a set back for the country, which hopes to electrify all domestic flights by 2040. It’s still unclear why the electric plane, an Alpha Electro …
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Ural Airlines Flight U6-178, an Airbus A321-211, registration VQ-BOZ, performing flight U6-178 from Moscow Zhukovsky (Russia) to Simferopol (Ukraine), was substantially damaged when it force landed to a cornfield shortly after takeoff due to a dual bird strike and engine failure. The aircraft with 226 passengers and 7 crew, was …
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A Sukhoi Su-22M-4 fighter jet of the Syrian Air Force was shot down by the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham near Al-Tamanah, Idlib governorate. See Details: Syrian Rebels shoot down Syrian Air Force Sukhoi Su-22M-4 fighter-bomber in Idlib, Pilot captured after ejection A pilot who ejected from the plane was captured, …
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A Sukhoi Su-22M-4 fighter jet of the Syrian Air Force was shot down by the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham near Al-Tamanah, Idlib governorate. A pilot who ejected from the plane was captured, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reports on the war using a network of sources. …
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According to aviation-safety.net,On 12-AUG-2019 an Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) Grumman F-14A Tomcat fighter jet after a technical issue during a training mission near Esfahãn-Shahid Beheshti International Airport The fighter jet plane from the 8th Tactical Air Base crashed after a technical issue during a training mission. The pilot trying to …
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on August 7 a U.S. MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) crashed in the district of Radwaniyah west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The U.S.-led coalition acknowledged that that one of its drone made “an unscheduled landing” in Baghdad due to what it described as “a mechanical problem.” …
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Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI Fighter jet crashed after a technical malfunction in Assam’s Tezpur. Both pilots managed to eject from the plane, but sustained injuries and were taken to hospital, local media have reported. The accident took place in the vicinity of the city of Tezpur, about 75 km …
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An Aerowest Cessna 560XLS+ Citation XLS+ plane carrying singer Pink’s crew ‘crash-lands in Denmark’ after bursting into flames A Cessna Citation XLS+ was damaged beyond repair when it caught fire upon landing on runway 10R at Aarhus Airport. The eleven occupants were not injured. The aircraft was hired for the …
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Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-4E Phantom II fighter jet crashed near Tangestan beach, north-west of home base 6th Tactical Air Base Bushehr (Iran). The state-run IRNA news agency quoted a local official as saying the crash was caused by a technical problem. Abdolhossein Rafipour, the governor of …
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On Jul. 25, 2019, a U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy (example #60015) performed an evening landing at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where the yearly EAA AirVenture Airshow was underway. The aircraft brakes started smoking after landing then a fire started after the aircraft maneuvered to vacate the runway and taxi to …
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