Posts Tagged ‘plane crashes’
 

 

Today in Aviation History: December 16th

The midair collision of a United DC-8 and TWA Constellation over New York City, Concorde makes the first sub-3-hour Atlantic crossing, an Air Canada CRJ crashes, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff
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The Antonov An-24 crashed near Talodi, Sudan, near the border with South Sudan. (Map by NYCAviation/Google Maps)

Sudan Plane Crash Kills Government Minister, Scores of Senior Officials

A Sudanese government minister and scores of other senior officials were killed Sunday when their plane crashed into a mountain.
by BNO News
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Frozen Corpse of Bolivian Pilot Found on Mountain 20 Years After Plane Crash

The corpse of a Bolivian pilot was found in the country's snow capped mountain tops east of its capital, La Paz, 20 years after a plane crash.
by BNO News
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On This Day in Aviation History: October 11th

Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first president to fly, NASA launches the 100th Space Shuttle mission, a Congo Airlines 727 is shot down, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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On This Day in Aviation History: November 15th

A day of eight crashes kill a total of 363 people, the first transpolar round-the-world flight takes off, the first flight of the Heinkel He 219 Uhu, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.