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Day: <span>December 3, 2017</span>

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Pilot Killed After Small Plane Crashed in Buchanan County, MO

A small plane crashed in a corn field in Buchanan County, Missouri, on December 2nd.

Authorities said the ultralight plane went down near St. Joseph.

The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was later identified as Randal K. Reynolds, 65, of St. Joseph.


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Lufthansa Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Manchester Airport

Lufthansa flight LH-492 made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on December 1st.

Authorities said the plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted due to a medical emergency.

A Lufthansa spokesperson said, “It turned out that there was a medical incident on board; thus one passenger plus a travel partner was taken to hospital.”


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Lufthansa Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Frankfurt

Lufthansa flight LH-440 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on December 1st,

The Airbus A380-800 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to turn back after the crew noticed loss of engine oil.

The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.


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Turkish Airlines Plane Diverts to Sudan After Bomb Scare

Turkish Airlines flight 606 had to make an emergency landing at Khartoum International Airport, Sudan, on November 30th.

The plane heading from Nairobi, Kenya, to Cairo, Egypt, was diverted after a passenger reported a bomb threat.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

It is believed that the bomb scare was caused due to an on-board wi-fi network called “bomb on board”.

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