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Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": an Us A-10 shot down, rescue the pilot
Centcom, Qatar - It's not a case of friend fire but an Iraqi attack
It has been the center commando (Centocom) to confirm the news of the shooting down of an A-10 Thunderbolt tank destroyer on last night at Baghdad airport, (the former Saddam Hussein), which would be,... more
AccidentsUs plane crashes in Colombia during anti-drug operation
Bogota, Colombia - It's the third disaster in three months
An American pilot died yesterday, on Monday, on board of his airplane, a T-65 Air Tractor, while trying to destroy some coke plantations. Indeed the American Government is actively engaged with the Columbian... more
AccidentsAn Indian Mig-21 crashed on a dairy factory, hurting
New Delhi, India - More and more incidents involving Indian jets
An other Soviet-built Mig-21, serving with the Indian Air Force, has crashed this morning in the province of Haryana, north of India. The jet fighter would have hit a dairy plant, causing the wounding... more
AccidentsAH-1W Super Cobra crashed killing 3 Marines
Centcom, Qatar - It was not hostile fire, Us command asks for an investigation
They have died the two Marines on board of AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed on Saturday in a central zone of the Iraqi territory for causes still to be verified. Indeed, in order to make clear about... more
AccidentsAn United Airlines' plane has landed in Ireland for a bomb alarm
Dublin, Ireland - The aircraft was taken off from London for New York
Yesterday a bomb alarm has forced an United Airlines' airplane, in flight from London to New York, to a landing in Shannon airport, in Ireland. According to the hub's sources, aircraft has been parked... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": suicide outrage at roadblock, 5 people died
Baghdad, Iraq - Three marines died, an hard shock for the troops' moral
According to what has been reported little minutes ago by the Anglo-American Center Commando in Qatar (Centcom), yesterday night a suicide attack at roadblock in the north-west of the Iraq killed would... more
AccidentsIndian Mig-23 fighter crashes (3): 5 deaths and 24 injured
New Delhi, India - The pilot is saved
The Soviet-built jet carrier Mig-23 crashed this morning near a village in the province of Punjab would have caused at least 5 deaths and 24 wounded. Indeed the Mig-23 would have fallen over two small... more
AccidentsIndian Mig-23 fighter crashes (2): the technical sheet of Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-23 "Flogger"
Rome, Italy - One of the most exported jet abroad
Mig-23 used the same configuration of variable-geometry wing as Sukhoi SU-71G, and the plan was approved by TsAgi (Tsentralny AeroGidrodynamichesky Institut-Center Institute of Air and hydrodynamics).... more
AccidentsIndian Mig-23 fighter crashes on two farm houses
New Delhi, India - It's very long the incident sheet of the Indian Air Force
It's sure an ill-fated zone that one of Punjab, where already on last year a Mig-23 of the Indian Air Force crashed for technical problems (to see AVIONEWS 27/6/2002). Also yesterday an other Mig-23... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": Us F/A-18 hit by a missile (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - It can be used without distinction on ground bases or aircraft carriers
The F/A-18 was developed by McDonnell Douglas in collaboration with Northrop Grumman; this last one produced the YF-17 fighter and in fact it's followed from such airplane in order to proceed to the development... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": an US F/A-18 hit by a missile, missing the pilot
Centcom, Qatar - Hard clashes in the Southern of Iraq
An American single-seat F/A-18 jet fighter has been pulled down this night by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile, during a mission in the southern of Iraq. It's the American commando in Qatar to have given... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": Iraqi troops shot down an UH-60 (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - One of the most used aircraft in the war in Iraq
The UH-60 was realized by Sikorsky under explicit demand of the US Army for a multipurpose helicopter at the beginning of 70s, in order to replace the UH-1. The first one flew at the end of 1974 and... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": Iraqi troops shot down an UH-60, 7 soldiers died
Baghdad, Iraq - The real war starts to the entry of the Iraqi capital
It has been the second helicopter that the Iraqi Armed Forces have been able to hit and to pull down, after the Apache taken on March 24 with two members of the crew aboard. According to American military... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": Us F-14 crashed, saved the crew
Centcom, Qatar - There've been three incidents of coalition planes in the last 24 hours
A F-14 Tomcat of Us Navy has crashed in the southern zone of Iraq because of a mechanical problem, and the crew has immediately recovered, the pilot and the radar official, both in good conditions. Although... more
AccidentsIt's ended the hijacking of a Cuban plane: arrested the air pirate
Florida, Usa - Havana accuses Washington to instigate the skyjackings
Although the vicissitude begun in Cuba on Tuesday, at the airport of Havana, the hijacking has concluded only few hours ago, at the airport of Key West, in Florida, with the arrest of the air pirate. Indeed... more
AccidentsHijack in progress in Cuba (3): some people leave the plane
Havana, Cuba - Maybe the hijacker ready to lead for the Usa
The evolution of the diversion continues slowly, still in progress, on the main runway of the José airport in Havana, where a man armed with two grenades has seized a Cuban An-24 with 46 passengers (40... more
AccidentsHijack in progress in Cuba (2): delayed all the flights for and to the island
Havana, Cuba - The situation is on standby
The American dream of the hijacker of the AN-24 that occupies the main runway of the Cuban airport, is sure destined to not become real. Indeed the police forces of the island have deployed all their... more
AccidentsUS plane miss the landing on Uss Constellation aircraft carrier and slips into the water
USS Constellation air carrier - Rescued the two pilots, ejected as fallen into the sea
It was a S-3B Viking the plane slipped this morning into the sea from the Constellation aircraft carrier after having mistaken the landing maneuver. The "Hoover", as it's called because of its noise... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Qantas B-767
Sydney, Australia - A problem to the air-condition system
A B-767 has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at Alice Springs Airport, this morning, because of a problem to the system of pressurization inside of the cockpit. Flight 82 of Qantas, coming... more
AccidentsSpanish military chopper crashes, killing 5
Madrid, Spain - 3 trainees as well as 2 instructors
It's still disowned the model of the military helicopter that yesterday has crashed with 5 persons on board while a test flight was being performing: no one of the two instructors and the three trainees... more
AccidentsHijack in progress in Cuba: destination Usa
Havana, Cuba - The aircraft, with 46 passengers, is refuelling at the airport
It's still grounded, at Havana airport, the Antonov 24 of the Cuban national carrier that would have had to connect Nueva Gerona just to the Cuban capital: indeed there would be in course a diversion attempt.... more
AccidentsAn UH-1 Us Navy helicopter crashes killing three soldiers
Baghdad, Iraq - Another one would be injured
It has been the sixth incident that has involved an Anglo-American helicopter in just one week and for now it turns to be one of the most serious. Already on Friday evening 2 Apache "Longbow" of 101th... more
AccidentsBlair's aircraft has hit by a lightning during the landing in the USA
Washington, Usa - Incident has not had consequences
A British Airways' plane with on board Tony Blair, British PM, that yesterday he had to meet in Washington American President Bush, has been hit by a lightning, during landing. News has been communicated... more
AccidentsRussian military helicopter crashes in the sea (2): the technical sheet of Ka-27
Rome, Italy - A light transport helicopter used by the Russian Navy
Ka-27 was born at the beginning of 80's and has been known in the West with the name code "Helix" and, as the Ka-25 "Hormone", it mounts the same disposition of tri-shovels coaxial rotors with opposite... more
AccidentsRussian military helicopter crashes in the sea
Mosca, Russia - The crew aboard is still missing
A helicopter of the Russian Army Ka-27PS crashed on Wednesday in the sea after having taken off from the antisubmarine ship Admiral Tributs, in order to lead a practice flight. It has been declared by... more
AccidentsAn AirTran Airways plane lands in the dark
New York, Usa - Nine passengers reported light injuries during the disembarkation
It would have been an electrical problem onboard to force an aircraft of the AirTran Airways to land without the lighting system. The incident has happened two days ago while the airplane operated the... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes while searching for shuttle debris
Texas, Usa - One death and three hurts are the casualties
An infinite misfortune, like a fate of malediction that hits all: in this way it can be synthetized the history of space shuttle Columbia, crashed on February 1 and cost the life of 7 astronauts. But... more
AccidentsA Finnish training jet crashes, the pilots parachuted
Helsinki, Finland - The engine went off
A Hawk of the Finnish Air Force has crashed on Tuesday close to the village of Salla, in Lepland, while it was carrying a training flight. The two pilots were able to parachute and have been rescued... more
AccidentsA Twin Otter crashed on the eastern of Indonesia, perhaps 17 died
Jakarta, Indonesia - The rescues found three corpses
A Twin Otter airplane with 17 persons on board has crashed this morning on the eastern mountains of Indonesia, with much probability in the zone of Puncak Jaya. Difficult to know the causes of the disaster,... more
AccidentsAn Albania Airlines' Jakovlev 40 has leaded out Tirana's landing strip
Tirana, Albania - There are not wounded
An Albania Airlines' Jakovlev 40, of Bulgarian production, yesterday it has leaded outside landing strip, after landing to "Mother Theresa" Tirana's airport. Aircraft has finished running in the fields... more
AccidentsA Patriot missile locks on another alley jet
Baghdad, Iraq - A F-16 launched its Harm missile in response
As more times remarked the ally troops continue to escape in order to avoid the friend fire that, according to the military declarations, are causing some losses, both in the air field and in the ground... more
AccidentsAn US Cessna crashed with three Defense men in Colombia
Bogota, Colombia - No details available from Pentagon
It crashed yesterday in Colombia a Cessna with three men of the American Defense, in the province of Caqueta, while it was performing searches on the territory in order to find out the other three Americans... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": F-16s bomb their own Patriot
Kuwait City, Kuwait - No casualties among the allies
More than the Iraqi offensive the Anglo-American military forces begin to warn for the several errors that are characterizing this first part of the military campaign. According to sources of the US Commando... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Varig airplane
Sao Paulo, Brasil - Breach of the windshield glass at 3000 meters of height
The last night, a Varig airplane Bandeirante with to 45 passengers on board has carried out an emergency landing at the airport of Campinas, because of the breach of a windshield glass at 3000 meters of... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": two Tomahawk landed in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - There are not woundeds
"Two Tomahawk missiles have mistaken trajectory, landing in a zone of the Turkish Republic. There are not woundeds", American Defense source said. Incident has been verified yesterday at 8,15 pm (Gmt).... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": official Syrian protest for Us missile landed on a bus (2)
Damascus, Syria - Syrian Government convenes Gb and Us ambassadors
Syrian official press agency Sana, has communicated Syrian Foreign Office has convened today the ambassadors of Usa and Great Britain. During the summit Syria will deliver an official protest, for the... more
Accidents"Iraqi Freedom": Us missile finished on a bus that transported Syrian citizens
Damasco, Siria - It has been launched by an American fighter and device has provoked 5 deads
"An Us fighter has been launched a missile, yesterday evening at 10 pm (local hour), on a civil bus that transported Syrian citizens, killing five and hurting ten", it has declared Syrian official press... more
AccidentsTwo Sea Kings crashed over the Gulf, 7 died
London, UK - Another human error the cause of the incident
The 7 troops on board of the two helicopters Sea King are surely all dead after the collision in flight on Saturday over the zone of the Persian Gulf, according to declarations of the English Defense Ministry.... more
AccidentsBlack Hawk crashed in Afghanistan, 6 killed
Kabul, Afghanistan - It wasn't an enemy attack
An American military helicopter Black Hawk has crashed yesterday in Afghanistan, near the city of Ghazni, causing the deaths of the 6 militaries on board. According to the US Central Command in Afghanistan... more
AccidentsUS Navy CH-46 helicopter crashed in Iraq (2): the techinical sheet
Rome, Italy - Built in 1965 it cannot be replaced yet
The 'Sea Knight' is a twin-engine transport helicopter from of the US Marine Corps, equipped with lateral hatches and a posterior loading ramp. It was developed from the Model 107-II commercial helicopter;... more
AccidentsUS Navy CH-46 helicopter crashed in Iraq: 12 died
Baghdad, Iraq - It was likely a mechanical breakdown
It's counted the first deaths among the Army of the coalition; indeed a US Navy helicopter, a CH-46, has crashed just near the border with Kuwait and according to what has been told by Pentagon's official... more
AccidentsTraining plane crashes in Texas: instructor died
San Antonio, Usa - Another person has been enjured
A T-38 airplane crashed yesterday during the phase of landing near the Air Force base of Randolph, in Texas, with two instructors on board, of which one he is passed away. They're Major Pete Jahns and... more
AccidentsUS helicopter crashes in the Southern of Iraq
Washington, Usa - The crew has been rescued
According to what has been reported in these moments from sources of the American military headquarters in Qatar a US helicopter of the special forces would be crashed in the Southern of Iraq. As far... more
AccidentsTwo Russian Mi-24s disappeared in Chechenya (2): they're back at base
Moscow, Russia - Unknown the reasons of the late return
The Russian Defense minister Serghei Ivanov has officially declared that helicopters Mi-24, which were thought to be disappeared on the Chechen territory while performing military missions, are re-entered... more
AccidentsTwo Russian MI-24s disappeared in Chechenya
Moscow, Russia - Probably they've been shot down
Official sources of the Russian military general headquarters in Chechenya have communicated, few minutes ago, two Russian helicopters MI-24 engaged in the operations in Chechenya, would be disappeared... more
AccidentsSkyjacked Cuban aircraft lands in Florida
Miami, Usa - Escorted by jet fighters, no one was hurted
A Cuban plane of the airline "Cubana de aviacion" has been hijacked by six people, all of Cuban nationality, and forced to land in the American airport of Key West, in Florida under the escort of military... more
AccidentsUs C-130 in emergency landing
Budapest, Hungary - It was carrying logistic equipment in Turkey
The C-130 'Hercules' of the American Air Force was directed in Turkey, but a problem to one of its engines has forced the pilot to change from its original route, carrying out an emergency landing at the... more
AccidentsAn helicopter crashes in Russia: three died
Moscow, Russia - Unknown the causes of the disaster
It's fatally crashed this morning about 30 km east from the city of Krasnoyarsk, a Ka-26 helicopter with three persons on board, two members of the crew and a passenger. The control tower of Krasnoyarsk's... more
AccidentsInvestigation has been re-opened into crash of an Alaska Airlines passenger jet three years ago
Washington, Usa - In the crash killed 88 people
A new investigation has been re-opened into the fatal crash of an Alaska Airlines passenger jet three years ago, the air company has revealed. The crash, which killed 88 people on board, became part of... more
AccidentsFear on Hawaii-California flight of United Airlines
San Francisco, Usa - A violent turbulence was hitting the West Coast
At least 10 persons on board of United Airlines flight with 147 passengers on board directed from Hawaii to Saint Francisco would be hurt, yesterday, because of a strong turbulence that just in those minutes... more