Aviation Accidents

A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the U.S.

The casket containing the body of Marine Capt. Kyle Van De Giesen is carried out of the St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in North Attleborough, Mass. Van De Giesen died Oct. 26 in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan....

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Pilot killed in Friday plane crash outside Susanville believed to be registered owner

The pilot who died Friday when his airplane crashed 10 minutes after taking off from the Susanville Municipal Airport is believed to be the registered owner, Harold H. Gartner III of Janesville, Calif.

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Families await news on airbus

The families of the five New Zealanders who died when an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 crashed off the coast of France a year ago are still waiting to find out what went wrong.Pilots, too, are anxiously waiting for answers as to...

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Storm wrap-up: wind, snow leave mark in Sierra

The first winter-like storm of the season on Friday shut down westbound Interstate 80, delayed or canceled more than a dozen airport flights, likely caused a fatal plane crash near Susanville, knocked out power to thousands and...

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Fallen Idaho soldier Mathew C. Heffelfinger laid to rest

Idaho Army National Guard Brig. IDAHO'S FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS At least 46 Idahoans, including three civilians, have been killed or died since the start of U.S. military actions following Sept. 11, 2001. ® Air Force Master Sgt....

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New Rules for a Shaken Industry

After a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter crashed while on approach to Andrews Air Force Base in November 2008 killing four people (only the patient survived), Tom Judge, CEO of LifeFlight of Maine was asked to...

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Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Tundra in Alaska

Friday, November 20, 2009 BETHEL, Alaska — An air taxi with eight people aboard made an emergency landing on tundra when the engine failed near Alaska's Bering Sea coast. Passengers told The Anchorage Daily News the Yute Air...

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Families head to France to remember crash victims (NZPA)

Relatives of the New Zealand crew who died in the Air New Zealand A320 crash in France a year ago head to France next weekend for the unveiling of a plaque in their memory. The Airbus A320 crashed into the sea near Perpignan,...

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Photo: Memorial service in Susanville for people killed in medical helicopter flight

A memorial service is going on at Susanville Municipal Airport's Mountain Lifeflight hangar for three people killed Saturday in a medical helicopter crash. Killed in the crash were 39-year-old pilot James Bradshaw, 40-year-old...

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Post-9/11 air defenses under review: US (AFP)

AFP/US Air Force/File – This US Air Force File image from 2001, shows Cheyenne Mountain Complex entrance of the North American … WASHINGTON (AFP) – US and Canadian military commanders are reviewing whether to maintain elaborate...

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