What: Aviasud Mistral Where: near Rogotin in the Neretva river valley, Croatia When: May 16, 2012 8.45 pm Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: The ultralight was flying low just above the wires and planting bait for rabid foxes when it crashed in a tangerine field near the mouth of the Neretva. 57 year old Stjepan (Stephen) Vlahovica-Pace and 24 year old Matea Bebic aboard were killed in the crash. Vlahovica owned the plane. Matea was an aeronautical engineer.
The ambulance driver who was first on the scene was Vlahovica’s brother Nado.
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What: Empresa de meios aereos Kamov Ka-32A11BC Where: Lagoa de Vale de Figueiras, Portugal When: Sept 3, 2012 Who: 2 aboard Why: While filling a bucket during a firefighting expedition, a Air Media Company (EMA) chopper in Lagoa de Vale de Figueiras, Portugal went down.
The two aboard were injured. There were no fatalities. The two firefighters have been hospitalized.
The helicopter had been engaged in fighting the fire in Ourém which has been raging for 24 yours.
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A privately owned helicopter crashed in the mountains of Apsheron district, in southern Russia, on the evening of June 28.
The helicopter was carrying 4 people when it crashed; all of them were killed. The deceased have been identified as A.I. Goncharenko, 53, S.V. Yelugyan, 46, A.S. Yelugyan, 23, and E.B. Yelugyan, 13.
Goncharenko was flying the helicopter at the time of accident.
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry statement said that the accident happened due to some technical fault.
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DENVER, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Few aircraft since the Wright Flyer have truly become an “Aircraft of Legend.” Like the DC-3, the technological advancements of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner are expected to profoundly impact commercial aviation. The Living Legends of Aviation have chosen the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to receive the “Aircraft of Legend Award” which will be presented at the 9th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards to be held January 20th at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Scott Fancher, VP and General Manager of the Boeing 787 Program, will be accepting the award on behalf of all who have contributed to the “Boeing Dreamteam.” The
Living Legends of Aviation Annual Awards is the most important and prestigious recognition event of aviation.
On December 17, 1903 at 10:31 am with Orville at the controls and Wilbur running along side steading the wing, the world experienced the first controlled powered flight. Exactly 100 years later the Living Legends of Aviation organization was born to celebrate and recognize significant contributions for the second hundred years of aviation.
The “Living Legends of Aviation” are a group of extraordinary people of accomplishment. They are defined as aviation entrepreneurs, innovators, record breakers, astronauts, industry leaders, pilots who have become celebrities and celebrities who have become pilots.
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