Tag: mid-air collision
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6 Dead As Helicopters Collide Mid-Air In Brazil; Fiery Debris Rains Down On Parking Lot
BREAKING: In a freak aviation accident in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, two helicopters collided mid-air, with one of them crashing into the parking lot of an electric car dealership on Sunday. All six people aboard the two helicopters were killed, firefighters said, The Associated Press reported. The crash triggered a fire after one of the…
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Today In 1971: The Mid-Air Disaster That Changed U.S. Airspace Rules – Fighter Jet Was Closing In Faster Than A “.45-Caliber” Bullet
On June 6, 1971, one of the deadliest mid-air collisions in American aviation history unfolded over the rugged San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. Hughes Airwest Flight 706, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 carrying 44 passengers and five crew members, had departed Los Angeles International Airport on a scheduled multi-stop journey to Seattle. At nearly the…
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