United Airlines Flight Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out Onboard
A United Airlines flight had to be evacuated shortly after takeoff when a fire broke out and smoke began to fill the cabin, ...
‘I live with the guilt of not doing more’ – The Leicester City helicopter tragedy and the stories of those affected
There were the five victims and their families, but also witnesses whose lives have all been changed by the events of October ...
Black boxes from D.C. plane crash in ‘good’ condition; salvage to start Saturday
Investigators confirmed they have recovered a cockpit voice recorder and a flight-data recorder from American Eagle Flight ...
Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National
The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan ...
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See what battling California wildfires look like from cockpit of a C-130 aircraft
California Air National Guard video shared Wednesday shows a pilot’s point-of-view as the aircraft flies over and drops retardant on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, near Los Angeles. The planes can ...
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Winds in Southern California are expected to calm, but the fire threat continues this week
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the mobilization of “more than 130 fire engines, water tenders, and aircraft to Southern California,” a release from his office said Sunday. The California ...
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12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: ‘I’m going to lose half of my town’
When residents first saw flames on a hillside in Eaton Canyon, the fire itself was not that large. But with gusts clocked at 59 mph, the fire quickly started pushing a shower of sparks across the ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Waterbomber
Radio frequencies for different fires are scrawled in black Sharpie on the inside of the ... the advance of even a large fire. Within seconds, Davies can feel the aircraft grow heavier as the ...
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Griffith Park reopens after Sunset fire; Runyon Canyon remains closed ‘until further notice’
At its peak, the fire had grown to about 50 acres, with flames approaching the mansions that line North Curson Avenue. Firefighters credited efficient water-dropping aircraft for stemming the ...
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Crashes and Disasters
Republican states. Experts explain that and more about FEMA Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s ...
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Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
(Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Cal Fire had more than 60 aircraft within its firefighting fleet in the effort to combat fires throughout Los Angeles. Cal Fire’s fleet of ...