United States Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Helmand province – Afghanistan The military helicopter was completely destroyed during a hard landing. A number of occupants were injured. According to Col. David Butler, a spokesman for US Forces Afghanistan, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter “hit the ground hard on the …
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A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopter registration number 1714 crash near Queretaro crashed in a wooded area while engaged in a fire fighting mission. All six occupants died in the crash. The MI-17 helicopter, which took off from Valle Verde in the neighbouring state of San Luis Potosi, was carrying …
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A Philippine Air Force North American OV-10C Bronco Light attack and observation aircraft crashes into the sea during landing at Sangley Point NAS Air Force spokesperson Maj. Aris Galang said an OV-10 aircraft encountered problems prior to its landing at the Sangley Point Airport. The two pilots were rescued by …
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has removed the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Srinagar Air Base, the senior-most officer of the base, for circumstances related to the crash of a Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar on February 27, reported the Hindustan Times. IAF is considering whether or not it should slap criminal …
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A USMC McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashed near Havelock, Craven County, North Carolina, apparently after a technical malfunction. Aircraft went down around 6:15 pm local time. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft, according to Marine officials. The pilot is being taken to …
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Authorities of the National Civil Police (PNC) located a private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159 Gulfstream III jet with registration unknown on an illegal strip in Guatemala near Chico de Chamorro, Retalhuleu The jet was set afire after landing in a wooded area La Policía Nacional Civil Informa:Vecinos de la localidad el Chico …
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A General Dynamics F-16C of the South Dakota Air National Guard 114th FW, Sioux Falls, SD, crashed due to hydraulic problems into a warehouse immediately after takeoff west of March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the sole pilot on board ejected safely. …
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A Murmansk-bound Sukhoi Superjet-100 was forced to make an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport due to a massive fire on board, which ultimately destroyed the aircraft on the ground and resulted in the deaths of 41 people. See Details: At least 41 dead As Plane engulfed in flames made …
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At least 4 people are dead and 10 others injured after two floatplanes collided in midair near the southeast Alaska town of Ketchikan. Two floatplanes (a de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter and a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver) with eleven (DHC-3) and five occupants (DHC-2) onboard on an …
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Chief of Naval Air Training officials said a jet crashed Friday at Naval Air Station-Kingsville. Lt. Michelle Tucker said a T-45 Goshawk trainer crashed about 2:38 p.m. Following a loss of engine power, a McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) T-45 Goshawk impacted the terrain shortly after takeoff from Kingsville Naval Air …
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