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Day: May 17, 2023
4 children found alive after Amazon plane crash that killed 3 adults
An 11-month-old baby was among the group missing for more than two weeks. Rescue teams had found a crude shelter made of sticks during initial searches.
Pilot of banner-towing plane killed after crashing next to store parking lot
“You could feel the heat. It was pretty, pretty intense,” one witness said.
Children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash
Four children from an Indigenous community in Colombia have been found alive more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed in…
First impressions
How public perception of the entire eVTOL industry will be shaped by the introduction of ultralight eVTOLs, expected by year’s end.
One dead after small plane crashes and erupts into flames on Florida street
A plane carrying a banner was seen flying low before it crashed onto the street and errupted into flames
Former Senator, Supervisor, Businessman Johnny Morgan Dies in Plane Crash – HottyToddy
Former Mississippi State Senator, lifelong Lafayette County resident and business owner Johnny Morgan died Wednesday when the small plane he was piloting crashed in Arkansas. According to Flight Tracker, Morgan flew out of the Oxford-University Airport in a Beechcraft King Air 90 at 11:27 a.m. on Wednesday. The plane crashed in the Brentwood Mountain area […]
Four Children Found Alive In Amazon After Plane Crash
Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring “joy for the country.”
Wichita anti-abortion activist dies in Nebraska plane crash
Wichita anti-abortion activist Mark Gietzen died Tuesday.
‘Tried to kill everyone’: Details emerge on why police believe California dad drove Tesla off cliff
Unsealed court records provide first glimpse into what Dharmesh Patel said happened when…
Small plane crashes on road, catches fire in Broward County
A small plane crashed and was engulfed by flames in Broward County on Wednesday. Fire crews were at the scene and extinguished the flames.
Qatari plane carrying aid arrives in Sudan
DOHA: A Qatari airplane carrying 35 tons of medical supplies has arrived at Port Sudan Airport, the Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday. The humanitarian aid — which is provided by the Qatar Fund
First-time flyer from Rajasthan held for smoking ‘Beedi’ inside plane
A first-time flyer from Rajasthan has been arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here on charges of smoking ‘Beedi’ on the Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight, police said on Wednesday.
US military choppers flying as low as 50-60 m above crowded Tokyo streets: Mainichi probe
TOKYO — For over a year, the Mainichi Shimbun has been investigating a question vital to the people of Tokyo and indeed of Japan: What kinds of fligh
Plane Drops Mysterious ‘Brown Smelly Stuff’ Onto Minnesota Neighborhood
Are you thinking what we’re thinking…?
Transportation Safety Board releases report on south Sask. plane crash – Medicine Hat News
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews A plane that crashed near Shaunavon 18 months ago hit a telecommunications tower, shearing off its wing, before hitting the ground, killing the two men aboard, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has ruled. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. on Sept. 18, 2022, about 10 kilometres south of Shaunavon, as the Cessna
Gatwick Airport ‘drone’ may have been party balloons – reports
Footage emerges of balloons minutes before airport halted operations over ‘drone’ sighting
