WATCH: Memorial honors 31 killed in 1970 WSU plane crash

A gathering Monday morning honored the memory of people killed in an Oct. 2, 1970 crash involving a plane carrying 40 people including members of the Wichita State University football team, administrators and supporters. Thirty-one people on the plane died.
U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane makes first flight with new avionics suite

A vintage Cold War spy plane is getting a new lease on life as Lockheed Martin’s notorious yet secretive Skunk Works completes the first test flight of a Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady with an upgraded avionics suite and cockpit displays.
North Dakota state senator, wife, 2 children killed when plane crashes in Utah

The family was returning to North Dakota from Scottsdale, Arizona, and had stopped in Utah to refuel.
Oklahoma woman riding lawn mower at airport dies after plane wing strikes her

Samantha Hayes was driving a lawn mower at the Broken Bow Airport in Oklahoma when she was struck by a plane operated by pilot James Baxter.
Witness: Watching Military Helicopter Crash At Cheyenne Airport Was ‘Pretty Scary’

A UH-1 helicopter from F.E. Warren Air Force Base crashed and flipped upside down on a runway at Cheyenne Regional Airport on Wednesday morning. A witness says watching it happen was “pretty scary.”
1 dead after plane crashed into hillside southeast of Twisp | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima

TWISP, Wash. — Okanogan County Search and Rescue found one dead after a plane crashed in a rugged hillside southeast of Twisp yesterday. On Oct. 1 around 10:30 a.m., the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office were notified of a plane crash south of Finley Canyon into a hill near Twisp. Search and Rescue contacted a pilot
Rehabilitated manatees flown from Ohio to Florida for release into wild

Eight manatees rehabilitated at the Cincinnati and Columbus zoos flew to Florida in special-made containers. Five more were brought to Ohio
Plane makes emergency landing on County Hwy. R in Plover

Cisewski said it’s the second time he’s personally witnessed a plane land on the county highway.
Top Chinese Scientist Questions India’s Claim To Reaching Moon’s South Pole – Slashdot

Last month, India became the first country to put a spacecraft near the lunar south pole — breaking China’s record for the southernmost lunar landing. Now, the so-called father of China’s lunar exploration program, Ouyang Ziyuan, said claims about the accomplishment are overstated. Time reports: Z…
Woman riding lawn mower hit and killed by wing of plane

A woman riding a lawn mower was killed after being hit by the wing of an airplane Friday afternoon, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Army helicopter makes emergency landing near Beverly

An Army AH-64E Apache helicopter made a hard landing after striking power lines over the Columbia River on Friday afternoon, sparking a wildfire and causing State Route 243 near Beverly
Helicopter crashes while trying to rescue hiker in Madera

Naval Air Station Lemoore is investigating why a helicopter had difficulties landing while rescuing a hiker with a broken ankle in Madera.
Russ Francis, former 49ers and Patriots Pro Bowl TE, dies in plane crash

Former NFL Pro Bowl tight end Russ Francis was killed in a plane crash in upstate New York on Sunday, his family announced on social media.
Accident At St. Barts Airport, As Landing Airplane Hits Parked Helicopter

An Air Antilles turboprop had an accident while landing in St. Barts, as it hit a parked helicopter. How could something like this happen?