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Bermuda Air Ambulance Crash Victims Identified, a Bermuda Mother and Her Son Were Lost Together -Marilyn Bean, 66, and Sergio Lottimore, 41, Among Six Presumed Dead
Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and her son Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, have been identified among six people presumed dead after a Bermuda-to-Boston medical flight crashed off Nantucket. Bean was reportedly travelling to Boston for medical treatment after suffering a stroke, with her son accompanying her. Lottimore, a respected insurance executive and former Warwick Academy student,…
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On This Day In 2010: A Cessna 402C crashed into Lake Killarney after takeoff, killing nine. A failed left-engine cylinder, Wrong right-engine shutdown, excessive weight and a steep turn combined to doom the flight.
On October 5, 2010, Cessna 402C C6-NLH departed Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas, on a charter flight to Cockburn Town, San Salvador. Minutes later, the aircraft crashed into Lake Killarney, killing the pilot, second pilot and seven passengers. The flight took off from Runway 14 at about 12:35 p.m. Witnesses immediately saw white…
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U.S. Air Force Breaks Ground on New Tinker Hangar for Future B-21 Raider Maintenance. Facility Will First Upgrade B-52s Before Becoming a Stealth Bomber Depot.
The U.S. Air Force has broken ground on a new hangar at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, that will eventually become a major depot-level maintenance hub for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber. Known as the Bomber Agile Common Hangar (BACH), the facility is being designed to expand Tinker’s bomber maintenance capacity and eliminate physical limitations…
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British Airways Boeing 777 to Chicago declares emergency over Ireland with 174 Passengers, plunges from 37,000 to 9,000 feet in few minutes before turning back toward London.
British Airways Flight BA295, operating from London to Chicago, declared an emergency over Ireland after the Boeing 777-200ER squawked 7700 and rapidly descended from 37,000 feet to around 9,000 feet. The aircraft had been cruising toward Chicago O’Hare when it appeared to encounter an unspecified problem roughly an hour after departure. Flight-tracking data showed the…
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On This Day In 1930: Britain’s prestigious R101 crashed in its maiden flight, loss in forward lifting gas caused nose dive. The hillside crash ignited hydrogen destroying entire airship an killing 48.
On October 4, 1930, Britain’s rigid airship R101 left Cardington at 6:24 p.m. on a proving flight to Karachi, then British India, via Egypt. It carried 54 people, including Lord Christopher Thomson and Sir Sefton Brancker. R101 was already facing serious problems. It was heavier than planned. Earlier flights had revealed problems with its gas…
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Medical Gulfstream G100 Lost at Sea – Coast Guard Calls Off 4,400-Square-Mile Search With No Further Signs of Survivors. All Six Onboard Presumed Dead. R.I.P.
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for survivors after a medical transport Gulfstream G100 (IAI Astra) crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket, Massachusetts, with six people aboard. The aircraft was flying from Bermuda to Boston when the FAA alerted the Coast Guard at around 2:00 a.m. Saturday that the aircraft had…
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Flydubai 1073 Captain Reveals Copilot Asked to Pray, Then Attacked Him From Behind With a Crash Axe -Describes Exactly How he Opened Cockpit Door Before Boeing 737 MAX Plunged Toward Ground
Flydubai Flight 1073 Captain Smit Machchhar has revealed how he fought to reopen the cockpit door after being attacked by his copilot as the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged toward the ground. Speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Machchhar said the copilot, identified as Hamam al-Hammami, asked to pray shortly before the attack. “Out…
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DRAMATIC GEAR-UP LANDING! Piper Seminole Crash-Lands at Arizona Airport After Landing Gear Failure, Two Occupants Escape Uninjured
A tense moment unfolded at Mesa-Gateway Airport in Arizona on Saturday afternoon, October 3, when a Piper Seminole aircraft was forced to make a dramatic gear-up landing after experiencing a landing gear problem. The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. local time, prompting a response from the Mesa Fire and Medical Department. With its landing…
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Debris Field Discovered Off Nantucket in Search for Missing Gulf stream G100 Air Ambulance Jet Carrying Six After Emergency, Electrical Problems and 13,000-Foot Plunge
A desperate search for a missing medical evacuation aircraft has taken a troubling turn after the US Coast Guard discovered a debris field off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Gulfstream G100, operated by Canada’s Latitude Air Ambulance, was flying from Bermuda to Boston with six people on board, including four crew members and two…
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Flydubai FZ1073 Co-Pilot Hamam al-Hammami Reportedly Used Cockpit Crash Axe to Attack Captain Smit Machchhar, Turning a Critical Emergency Tool Into a Weapon Mid-Flight
A COCKPIT EMERGENCY TOOL TURNED INTO A WEAPON? Flydubai Flight FZ1073 Co-Pilot Hamam al-Hammami Reportedly Used the Aircraft’s Crash Axe to Attack Captain Smit Machchhar, Raising Serious Questions About Cockpit Security! A tool designed to save lives during an aircraft emergency may have become a weapon in one of the most alarming reported cockpit incidents…
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