January 13th in Aviation History: Air Florida 90 Crashes and First Single Rotor Helicopter Flight
The Air Florida Flight 90 disaster takes 78 lives in Washington DC, and an Uzbekistan Yak-42 crashes in Tashkent. In happier news, Igor Sikorsky makes the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight, Shuttle Endeavour launc...
Plane Crashes in Mountains Near Kabul
An Afghan government official says an aircraft is believed to have crashed in the mountains near Kabul.
On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th
On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first...
US Fighter Jet Crashes in South Korea, Pilot Safe
The pilot of a US Air Force F-16 safely ejected before crashing in a village near Kunsan AFB in South Korea during a joint military exercise.
Medical Plane Crash in India Kills At Least 10
An emergency medical plane carrying at least eight people crashed into two houses in a residential area near New Delhi late Wednesday evening, local television reported.