Two people have died after a small Quicksilver Ultralight plane crashed in Westminster The pilot and a passenger were killed, police said. They were the only ones on board. Maryland State Police said the crash happened shortly after takeoff, not far from a private airstrip. Police say the pilot and …
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President Trump’s big military parade that was going to cost an estimate of $80 million will not happen—at least not in November as planned. Trump tweeted Friday morning that he was postponing the parade, which he’d announced in February, after learning that it would cost $92 million. Instead, he said …
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A U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon stationed at Vance Air Force Base crashed at approximately 1:48 p.m., 70 miles west of Enid, Oklahoma. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was performing a training mission. One instructor pilot was on board and safely ejected. The pilot is conscious, was …
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2 Russian Tu-160 bombers flew near Alaska for the ‘first time in history’. Tupolev Tu-160 is Russian supersonic long-range nuclear bombers. It conducted drills in an area near Alaska demonstrating that Russia can deploy heavy bombers close to the US, the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed Thursday. The Tu-160 bombers …
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An ultralight aircraft crashed on Thursday at Nannhausen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The ultralight plane crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. The plane crashed into a meadow about 200 meters from the airfield. The 74-year-old pilot, who sat alone in the plane. He died …
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A Piper PA-18 Super Cub crashed near Cimadolmo, Treviso, Italy. The light plane struck some electric power lines and crashed. Both occupants died in the crash. The plane took off from Campo d’Aviazione Francesco Baracca #15agosto 19:00 #Cimadolmo(TV) piccolo aereo trancia un filo della media tensione, cade incendiandosi nel greto del fiume Piave: …
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A serious incident occurred at Hatzerim Air Force base when two Israeli Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master Lavi trainer jet collided with each other for a training flight during takeoff. The pilots were not injured but both aircraft were slightly damaged. The Israeli Air Base Hatzerim is an air base of …
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On Aug. 10, more than 1,000 Taliban fighters stormed the Ghazni city in a predawn assault. Afghan government forces lost more than 200 officers and soldiers in fighting over the past three days as Taliban insurgents launched sustained attacks on four different fronts. About 1,000 Afghan troops were sent as reinforcements Monday …
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Boeing has received a $17 million contract for convert nine F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft for Blue Angels flight demonstration team, said in the statement of the U.S. Department of Defense on 13 August. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Boeing for the retrofit documentation and kits to convert …
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An Osprey of USMC (reportedly belongs to MCAS Futenma (ROTM)) made a precaution landing at Amami Airport due to an unreported trouble. No personal injuries were reported. The Osprey departed from Amami at 18:50 LT. A similar incident has happened in April and June in this year, and Osprey of …
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