B-1Bomber Crashed During Training Mission In South Dakota. Four Aircrew Members Ejected Safely

 

FOX News: B-1 bomber crashes during training mission in South Dakota; crew ejected safely 

The B-1 Lancer bomber assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base was attempting to land when it crashed 

A B-1 Lancer bomber assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed during a training mission Thursday afternoon, according to a news release from the base.

The aircraft was attempting to land on the installation at around 5:50 p.m. when it crashed. 

Four crew members were on board during the incident and all four ejected safely, according to the base. Further details on their conditions were not released.  

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B-1Bomber Crashed During Training Mission In South Dakota. Four Aircrew Members Ejected Safely  

B-1 bomber crashes at South Dakota Air Force base, crew ejects safely -- AP 

Air Force crew ejects safely as B-1 bomber crashes during landing in South Dakota -- ABC News  

B-1 bomber crashed during training mission in South Dakota; aircrew members ejected safely -- USA Today  

US supersonic bomber crashes -- RT

An Air National Guard WC-130 From The 156th Airlift Wing in Puerto Rico With 5 Crew Members Has Crashed Near Savannah, Georgia

CNN: Military plane with 5 crew members crashes near Savannah, Georgia

(CNN)A military plane carrying five crew members crashed Wednesday near Savannah, Georgia, officials said.

The US Air Force said that an Air National Guard WC-130 from the 156th Airlift Wing in Puerto Rico crashed in the area. The 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard is responding to the scene, according to the Air Force. The WC-130 is used for weather reconnaissance, it said.

A local firefighters' union reported the crash happened in the Savannah suburb of Port Wentworth.

The plane had five people on board, Georgia National Guard spokeswoman Desiree Bamba said. The passengers' conditions are unknown, she said. The Air Force said five is a standard crew for the WC-130.

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More News On Today's Air National Guard WC-130 Crash Near Savannah, Georgia

Deadly military plane crash on Savannah, Georgia, road - live updates -- AP
U.S. military C-130 plane crashes during training, survivors unlikely -- Reuters
5 dead after C-130 military plane crashes in Georgia -- ABC News
Puerto Rico National Guard Plane With 5 Aboard Crashes in Georgia -- Wall Street Journal
5 people presumed dead in WC-130 crash in Georgia -- Stars and Stripes

Thunderbird F-16 Has Flipped And Crashed At Dayton Air Show Practice

A Thunderbird flipped at the Dayton international airport on Friday, June 23. Ty Greenlees/Staff Photographer

WHIO: Thunderbird F-16 plane flips on its top at Dayton Air Show

One pilot has reportedly been extricated and crews are working to extricate a second pilot.

Toni Bankston, spokeswoman for city of Dayton issued a statement: “The City of Dayton is confirming an aircraft accident involving one of the acts scheduled to appear at the Vectren Dayton Airshow this weekend. There were 2 people on board. Airport Fire and Rescue are providing assistance at the scene. The airport is open.”

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Update #1: Thunderbird F-16 plane flips on its top at Ohio air show (Kiro7)
Update #2: Thunderbird F-16 crashes, flips at Dayton Air Show practice (RT)

French Surveillance Aircraft Crashes In Malta

Reuters: Plane on French surveillance mission crashes in Malta, five dead

A small aircraft conducting a surveillance mission over the Mediterranean for France's defense ministry crashed on take-off in Malta on Monday, killing all five people on board.

The ministry declined to say what the purpose of the surveillance operation was. Airport officials said the plane had been heading for Misrata in Libya, where some Western powers have sent small teams of special forces to support the new U.N.-backed unity government in its fight against Islamist militants.

The twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner went down near the runway of the southern Mediterranean island nation's main airport in the morning, sending smoke billowing into the sky. Malta International Airport was closed for several hours.

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Update #1: Terrifying footage captures the moment a 'spy plane' tracing migrant trafficking routes explodes in a ball of flames in Malta, killing five on board (Daily Mail)
Update #2: Plane crash in Malta kills 5 in surveillance operation (CNN)

WNU Editor: No one could have survived that crash.

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier Fighter Jet Has Crashed Off The Coast Of Okinawa. Pilot Ejects Safely

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CNN: US fighter jet crashes off Japanese island of Okinawa

Tokyo (CNN)A US Marine Corps pilot ejected safely when his fighter jet crashed into the waters off the Japanese island of Okinawa, officials said.

The fighter jet, a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Jump Jet, departed the Kadena US Air Base and crashed 153 km (95 miles) off Hedo Cape, according to a local coast guard official.

The Japanese coast guard deployed rescue teams at 2 p.m. local time (1 a.m ET) and received a report two hours later that at least one person has been pulled from the crash site.

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More News On A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier Fighter Jet Crashing Off The Coast Of Okinawa

US military jet crashes off Okinawa, pilot safe -- AFP
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Marine Corps Jet Crashes Off the Coast of Okinawa, Pilot Rescued -- ABC News
U.S. fighter jet crashes off Okinawa; pilot ejects safely -- UPI
US fighter plane reportedly crashes off Okinawa coast – media -- RT
US Military Plane Crash In Japan: AV8B Harrier II Falls Into Sea Off Okinawa -- IBTimes
U.S. warplane crashes off Okinawa, prompting fresh safety concerns -- Japan Times

This Pilot Almost Lost His Head In An Air Show (Video)

ABC News Online: Dramatic footage inside cockpit shows pilot's near-decapitation in air show

Footage shot from inside a plane cockpit has captured the moment a pilot comes within millimetres of having his head struck by the wing of a plane as it attempts to take off at an air show in the United States.

Thom Richard had stopped his racing plane on the runway during his heat in the National Championships Air Races in Reno, Nevada, because the aircraft was "not running well enough for flight".

Richard is seen lifting the canopy of his plane up as another approaches at speed from behind, narrowly missing his head and appearing to strike his raised arm.

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WNU Editor: I could not resist posting this video. But WOW!!! He is one lucky person.

Report: U.S. Government's Budget Sequester Is Killing U.S. Troops In Accidents

Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion on the USS Essex at sea in 2015. Source: Courtesy U.S. Marine Corps

Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg: The U.S. Military’s Most Powerful Helicopters Keep Killing Troops in Fiery Crashes

An investigation into a tragic consequence of the U.S. government budget sequester.

On the frigid morning of Jan. 8, 2014, an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, call sign Vulcan 543, rose from the tarmac at Naval Station Norfolk, its two massive rotors biting the cold air as it left on a training mission over the slate-gray Atlantic. The largest, most powerful chopper in the Pentagon’s fleet, the Sea Dragon transports personnel and supplies and performs minesweeping operations. Its three turbo-shaft engines allow it to drag mine-detection gear the size of a Humvee through ocean waves.

Lieutenant J Wesley Van Dorn piloted Vulcan 543. He and his co-pilot, Lieutenant Sean Snyder, were joined in Virginia that morning by a crew of three, including Petty Officer Second Class Dylan Boone. A day earlier, the aircraft hadn’t been cleared to fly, because its instruments had frozen solid after it was left outdoors. Vulcan 543 had spent the night defrosting in a hangar. The air was still frigid when the men climbed aboard, with wind chill pushing temperatures down into the single digits, and their breath steaming inside the cockpit. When the crew turned on the cabin heater, Boone recalls, it began “spitting out small fireballs.” Unfazed, they fiddled with the device and got it cranking. Crew members tended to have a fatalistic view of the 53E. “Eventually the horse will have to be taken out and shot,” Boone says. Meanwhile, he adds, “you are constantly making things work for you because you [have] to get those flight hours in.”

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WNU editor: Years of warfare and not enough money to build and replenish existing military platforms has now "come home to roost". This is a sobering read on the state of America's military today.

Greek Army Apache Attack Helicopter Crashes Into The Sea (Video)

The Aviationist: Shocking video shows Greek AH-64D Apache helicopter crashing into the sea

Dramatic footage of an AH-64D Apache helicopter crashing into the sea.

On Sept. 20, at around 09.00AM LT a Greek Army Apache helicopter crashed into the Aegean

The AH-64D helicopter crashed for reasons unknown in the waters of the Strimonikos Gulf near Asprovalta, in northern Greece while taking part in SARISA 2016 exercise.

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WNU Editor: This is an amazing video. The pilots are lucky to be alive. Also .... rescuers arrived at the crash scene in less than a minute, which is what probably saved them.

More News On Yesterday's Greek Army Apache helicopter Crash Into The Sea

Greek Military Helicopter Crash Lands in Sea During Training -- AP
Apache helicopter slams nose-down into sea during exercise in Greece (VIDEO) -- RT
Greek Boeing Apache Attack Helicopter Crashes Into Sea -- Defense World
Engine failure sends $35m Apache chopper plummeting into the drink -- 9News

U-2 Spy Plane Has Crashed In California. One Pilot Dead, Another Injured

A U-2 Dragon Lady has crashed near the Sutter Butttes @ approximately 9am this morning. 2 Pilots ejected. Updates to come.

— Beale Air Force Base (@9thRW) September 20, 2016

L.A. Times: One pilot dead, a second injured in U-2 spy plane crash in rural Northern California

One pilot was killed, and another injured when a U-2 spy plane crashed in Northern California shortly after takeoff Tuesday morning, according to a U.S. Air Force official.

The pilots ejected shortly after takeoff from Beale Air Force Base and moments before the aircraft crashed into a rural area north of Sacramento, according to the Air Force.

Initially, the Air Force reported the crew members had “safely ejected” and were awaiting recovery.

Almost four hours after the crash, however, air combat command tweeted, “There is no official confirmation of status of U-2 pilots.”

Shortly before 1 p.m., Sgt. Charity Barrett of Beale Air Force Base confirmed one pilot’s death. The extent of injuries suffered by the second pilot was unclear.

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WNU Editor: There are conflicting reports on the state of the two pilots. Both survived or one has been killed. Will update when news becomes available.

More News On A U-2 Spy Plane Crashing In California

Two Air Force Pilots Eject in U-2 Crash on West Coast -- Military.com
U-2 spy plane crashes in California -- FOX news
U-2 crashes in Northern California -- CNN
U-2 Spy Plane Crashes In Sutter County; Pilots Ejected -- CBS
Pilots Eject Before Military Plane Crash in California -- AP
Military spy plane crashes in central California -- RT

Fighter Jets From The Navy Blue Angels And The Air Force Thunderbirds Crashed Today In Separate Incidents.

Navy Times: Blue Angel jet crashes after take-off in Tennessee

An F/A-18 Super Hornet with the Navy's elite demonstration squadron crashed shortly after take-off Thursday, as its wreckage erupted in flames near a residential neighborhood, according to officials and local media reports.

Navy spokesman Cmdr. Mike Kafka confirmed the Navy is investigating a report of a Blue Angels F-18 crash near Nashville, Tennessee, where the team was practicing for an air show this weekend.

The pilot's identity has not been publicly released. The local fire chief said his dispatcher was told that one person was killed, The Tennessean newspaper reports.

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WNU Editor: Two different jets at two differnt venues crashing on the same day .... talk about weird coincidences .... Two military planes go down in unrelated incidents (USA Today).

More News On Today's Fighter Jet Crashes

Pilot killed after US Navy Blue Angels jet crashes in Tennessee -- FOX News
Navy Blue Angels Jet Crashes in Tennessee, Killing Pilot -- AP
Pilot Dead After Blue Angel Jet Crashes in Tennessee -- Popular Mechanics
Blue Angels Navy Pilot Dies After Crash During Training Near Nashville -- NPR
In bizarre coincidence, a Blue Angels F-18 and a Thunderbirds F-16 crash on same day -- Washington Post
Blue Angels jet, Thunderbird F-16 crash in separate incidents -- CNN

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Jet Crashes After President Obama's Air Force Graduation Speech And Ceremony

A Thunderbird went down in a grassy area in southern Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. Justin Haugen

The Gazette: Thunderbirds jet crashes near Colorado Springs after Air Force Academy graduation show

An F-16 fighter of the Air Force Thunderbirds flying team crashed south of Colorado Springs minutes after wrapping up an airshow over Air Force Academy graduation.

The pilot of jet No. 6 safely ejected about 1:15 p.m. and is walking around unhurt, according to the Air Force Academy.

The plane crashed in a field across from the First Baptist Church in the Security/Widefield area, 7925 Fontaine Blvd.

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More News On Today's U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Jet Crash

Thunderbirds F-16 crashes following Air Force Academy graduation -- Air Force Times
Air Force Thunderbirds jet crashes after graduation ceremony -- The Hill
Air Force Thunderbird Jet Crashes After Obama Speech -- AP
Pilot of Thunderbird Ejects After Air Force Academy Graduation -- NBC
An Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed after performing flyover at commencement ceremony -- Business Insider
Air Force Thunderbird plane goes down in southern Colorado Springs -- FOX News

Breaking News: Two U.S. F-18s Have Crashed Off the Coast Of North Carolina

US F-18 fighter jets © Mike Blake / Reuters

FOX News: 2 F/A-18s crash off North Carolina coast

Two F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters crashed Thursday off the coast of North Carolina, defense officials told Fox News.

The Coast Guard said four people were recovered and have been rushed to a hospital. A Navy official said the crews were rescued by a nearby civilian vessel. A Coast Guard helicopter was also on scene, about 20 to 30 miles off Cape Hatteras.

A Navy official told Reuters that initial reports point to some kind of an "in-flight mishap." The jets were conducting a routine training mission. The Navy said it will conduct a "safety investigation."

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More News On Two U.S. F-18s Crashing Off The Coast Of North Carolina

Navy: Two F/A-18s crash in Atlantic Ocean, pilots being flown to hospital -- Virginia Pilot
Two F/A-18 fighter jets crash off Outer Banks, aviators rushed to hospital -- Washington Times
Two U.S. Navy jets collide off North Carolina, crew safe: officials -- Reuters
Fighter jets go down off North Carolina coast -- CBS
Two Navy fighter jets crash off NC coast -- The Hill
U.S. fighter jets crash off North Carolina coast, 4 on board rescued -- UPI
2 US Navy F/A-18s have collided off the coast of North Carolina -- Business Insider
Two US Navy F-18s crash in the Atlantic off North Carolina’s Outer Banks -- RT

EgyptAir Flight MS804 Air Crash -- News Updates May 20, 2016

Daily Mail: Severed arm, luggage and a two-mile oil slick are found by MS804 search crews: Horror for relatives as the discovery of EgyptAir jet debris dashes hopes their loved ones may have survived

* EgyptAir flight MS804 carrying 66 people vanished from radar over the Mediterranean en route from Paris to Cairo
* Egyptian army discovered wreckage 180 miles north of the city of Alexandria and is hunting for jet's black boxes
* Heartbreaking details beginning to emerge about passengers and crew feared dead on board doomed Airbus A320
* Air hostess Samar Ezz Eldin had posted an image on Facebook of a stewardess with a plane crashing into the sea
* Family of pilot sacrificed everything so he could learn to fly while cabin manager gave up successful acting career
* Wife of British passenger warned him to be careful but he laughed it off saying: 'It is never going to happen to me'

A severed arm, luggage and a two-mile-long oil slick have been found in the Mediterranean in the hunt for EgyptAir flight MS804.

The news will deal a devastating blow to families who are holding out a glimmer of hope their loved ones may have survived the crash.

The Egyptian military discovered wreckage around 180 miles north of the coastal city of Alexandria and are now sweeping the area for the plane's black box recorders which could hold the key to the plane's mysterious disappearance.

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EgyptAir Flight MS804 Air Crash -- News Updates May 20, 2016

EgyptAir Flight MS804 latest updates -- BBC
The Latest: Expert: No credible claims for downing EgyptAir -- AP
Crash of EgyptAir Flight 804: Updates -- NYT
EgyptAir flight crashes in Mediterranean LIVE UPDATES -- RT
EgyptAir flight MS804: body part, seats and suitcases found in water, says Greece - live -- The Guardian
EgyptAir Flight 804 Live Updates: Body Parts Found Amid Terror Suspicions As Investigators Search For Black Boxes -- IBTimes

EgyptAir Flight MS804 Air Crash -- News Updates May 20, 2016

Egypt army says plane wreckage found near Alexandria -- AP
Egypt finds belongings, debris from plane crash at sea -- Reuters
‘Debris from’ missing EgyptAir flight found in Mediterranean -- France 24
EgyptAir crash: Debris found from flight MS804 -- BBC
Egypt’s military says EgyptAir debris found in Mediterranean -- Washington Post
Search grows for wreckage of missing EgyptAir plane in Mediterranean -- France 24
Body part and seats from EgyptAir flight MS804 found, says Greece -- The Guardian
Officials: Luggage, body parts from EgyptAir flight found -- USA Today
Human Remains, Plane Seat, Luggage Found Near Where EgyptAir Flight Disappeared, Greek Officials Say -- ABC News
'Body part,' debris and possible oil slick found in Mediterranean as first evidence emerges in EgyptAir crash -- FOX news
EgyptAir debris, body part, passenger belongings found, Pres. Sisi offers condolences to families -- RT
Egyptian navy finds EgyptAir wreckage -- Al Jazeera
Egypt's military discovers MS804 plane wreckage north of Alexandria -- DW
EgyptAir crash: Who were the victims of MS804? -- BBC
What do we know about why EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed? -- The Guardian
Is this a grand plan to bring fear to Europe? ISIS plans to terrorise us on land, sea and in the air in a ferocious campaign of violence -- Daily Mail
EgyptAir crash fuels fears and theories -- Kevin Connolly, BBC News
EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know -- BBC

American B-52 Bomber Crashes In Guam. Crew Of 7 Safe

CNN: B-52 crashes in Guam; no injuries reported

A B-52 crashed Thursday morning at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam during a training mission, with all seven crew members safely leaving the aircraft, the base said.

The huge bomber crashed at Andersen Air Force Base about 8:30 a.m. (6:30 p.m. Wednesday ET); no injuries were reported, the base said.
Details weren't immediately available.
Orange flames and thick smoke rose from a plane's charred remnants at the base, in images distributed by KUAM-TV show.
"The incident is under investigation and measures to mitigate possible environmental impacts are being taken," the base said.

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More News On Today's B-52 Crash In Guam

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Air Force B-52 Crashes at Guam Base -- NBC News
Crew Safe After B-52 Bomber Crashes at Air Base in Guam -- ABC News
American B-52 bomber crashes in Guam -- BBC
B-52 bomber crashes on Guam -- The Guardian
A B-52 has crashed after take off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam -- Aviationist
‘Does not appear to be an attack’: B-52 bomber crashes in Guam, crew make it out alive (VIDEO) -- RT

U.S. Apache Crash In Afghanistan Caught On Video

Helicopter Down! Dramatic Footage Shows U.S. Apache Crashing In Afghanistan -- Daily Mail

A dramatic video shows a close up view of a U.S. military attack helicopter smashing into the ground at a remote coalition outpost in Afghanistan.

The video shows an AH-64 Apache coming into view before swooping low over a mountain outpost in Paktika province, in the south-east of the country.

Just missing the top of the building, the machine begins to climb before the pilot apparently loses control and the chopper slams belly first into the ground.

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More News On A U.S. Apache Crash In Afghanistan

Video: Copter Crash Near Afghan Outpost Narrowly Misses Bystanders -- Danger Room
Insane Video: AH-64 Apache Crash -- Defense Tech
Dramatic Military Helicopter Crash Caught on Camera -- ABC News
Afghanistan helicopter crash video appears real -- Stars and Stripes
Helicopter crash in Afghanistan caught on video -- Washington Post
How To Trash A $20 Million Apache Helicopter In Three Easy Steps -- Business Insider
Military Investigates Showboating in Copter Crash -- ABC News
Investigation under way after American AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph

Air France Received Bomb Threat Days Before Flight 447 Crash

Air France Bomb Threat Before Flight 447 Crash -- FOX News

Just days before the mysterious crash of Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean, Brazilian authorities reportedly delayed a similar Air France flight from Buenos Aires to Paris after the airline received a bomb threat over the phone.

Police and officials at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza Airport spent 90 minutes inspecting the threatened plane for explosives on the evening of May 27, but found nothing, according to a Brazilian news report.

During the search, passengers were not evacuated from the jet and later arrived safely at their destination in Paris.

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My Comment: Now they are telling us. While there is no proof that terrorism is involved, it is uncomfortable to now know that there was an actual bomb threat a few days before this incident. The only way to be sure on what happened is to find the black boxes ..... which I am sure will be very hard considering the location of the crash.