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WWI replica British biplane crashes during mock dogfight with German aircraft at aerodrome

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Pilot is pulled alive from wreckage of WWI replica British biplane in miracle escape after it crashed during mock dogfight with German aircraft at aerodrome in Northamptonshire Accident happened as vintage planes  took part in ‘mock dogfight’ The team involved was said to be part of a Great War display team Team leader Gordon Brander … Read more

Pilot dies after failing to escape burning aircraft that burst into flames after skidding off runway

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Pilot dies after failing to escape burning aircraft that burst into flames after skidding off runway at Illinois airport A King Air 200 twin-prop two-engine plane caught fire at Chicago Rockford International Airport on Thursday The pilot was about to take off when his plane skidded off Runway One and a fire erupted  Authorities said … Read more

Pilot dies after failing to escape burning aircraft that burst into flames after skidding off runway

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Pilot dies after failing to escape burning aircraft that burst into flames after skidding off runway at Illinois airport A King Air 200 twin-prop two-engine plane caught fire at Chicago Rockford International Airport on Thursday The pilot was about to take off when his plane skidded off Runway One and a fire erupted  Authorities said … Read more

What aircraft gunner Paul Newman said after nuclear attacks on Japan ended the war 75 years ago

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The most terrible conflict in human history ended 75 years ago today with the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. In a radio address to his nation, Emperor Hirohito announced his decision to accept the Potsdam Declaration bringing World War II to a close — at an estimated cost of up to 60 million … Read more

What aircraft gunner Paul Newman said after nuclear attacks on Japan ended the war 75 years ago

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The most terrible conflict in human history ended 75 years ago today with the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945. In a radio address to his nation, Emperor Hirohito announced his decision to accept the Potsdam Declaration bringing World War II to a close — at an estimated cost of up to 60 million … Read more

Light aircraft crashes and bursts into flames in Sussex

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Light aircraft crashes and bursts into flames in Sussex Plane came down in the village of Cross in Hand in Heathfield shortly after 11am Police and paramedics responded to incident while firefighters put out flames Follows another plane crash in area in 2016, when the pilot crashed into a tree By Rory Tingle For Mailonline … Read more

‘World’s fastest civil aircraft’ to be powered by Rolls-Royce propulsion system

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Aviation giant Rolls-Royce has thrown its significant expertise behind a project hoping to build the world’s fastest civil aircraft.  Boom Supersonic is building a plane called Overture which, when completed, may be capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, with a range of 5,180 miles. It could take passengers from London to … Read more

Iranian helicopter gunship attacks mock-up US aircraft carrier

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Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica U.S. aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The exercises – dubbed ‘Prophet Mohammed 14th’ – were held near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of global oil output.  State television reported the exercise on … Read more

Iranian helicopter gunship attacks mock-up US aircraft carrier

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Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The exercises – dubbed ‘Prophet Mohammed 14th’ – were held near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of global oil output.  State television reported the exercise on Tuesday, … Read more