Plane crashes and air disasters

Russia ‘mistook Azerbaijan plane for drone & shot it down with missile’ killing 38 as panicky Putin closed air space

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Russia 'mistook Azerbaijan plane for drone & shot it down with missile' killing 38 as panicky Putin closed air space

RUSSIA misidentified the Azerbaijan plane for a drone and shot it down with a missile, US intelligence believes. The Christmas Day disaster saw the aircraft explode into a fireball near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38. 9 The crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger planeCredit:… Russia ‘mistook Azerbaijan plane for drone & shot it down with … Read more

How brave pilots battled to save Russian missile-blasted jet as crew told terrified passengers ‘everything will be fine’

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How brave pilots battled to save Russian missile-blasted jet as crew told terrified passengers ‘everything will be fine’

A BRAVE flight attendant of the doomed missile-blasted jet told terrified passengers that “everything will be fine”. Crew, including Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov, desperately tried to save the plane after it was reportedly fatally struck by a missile over Chechnya,… How brave pilots battled to save Russian missile-blasted jet as crew told … Read more

First pic of pilot killed after plane crashed near Scots airport days before Christmas

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First pic of pilot killed after plane crashed near Scots airport days before Christmas

A PILOT who died after a plane crashed near a Scots airport just days before Christmas has been named. Nicholas Denison-Pender, 50 has been identified as the pilot who died in the crash which took place shortly after take off from Fife Airport. 1 Nicholas Denison-Pender, 50, was the pilot who… First pic of pilot … Read more

Horror map shows death spiral after missile blasted passenger plane ‘ONE MIN before Russia shut danger zone air space’

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Horror map shows death spiral after missile blasted passenger plane ‘ONE MIN before Russia shut danger zone air space’

A HORROR map shows the death spiral of the crashed passenger jet after reports say it was blasted by a Russian missile. The Christmas Day disaster killed 38 people after Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 carrying 67 exploded in a fireball near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan. 8 The Azeri Airlines… Horror map shows death spiral … Read more

Russia ‘shot down plane’ in Kazakhstan killing 38 in Xmas fireball crash as pilot’s chilling last words revealed

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Russia 'shot down plane' in Kazakhstan killing 38 in Xmas fireball crash as pilot's chilling last words revealed

RUSSIAN air defences shot down a passenger plane over Kazakhstan on Christmas Day killing 38 in a fireball crash, government sources have said. An Azerbaijani government investigation reportedly found the plane was hit by the Russian Pantsir-S air defence system. 4 Emergency specialists work at the… Russia ‘shot down plane’ in Kazakhstan killing 38 in … Read more

Horror moment plane with 110 onboard crashes in fireball explosion in Kazakhstan with dozens feared dead in Xmas tragedy

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Horror moment plane with 110 onboard crashes in fireball explosion in Kazakhstan with dozens feared dead in Xmas tragedy

THIS is the horrific moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing. There were 105 passengers and five crew members on board the fight from Azerbaijan capital Baku to Russian city Grozny. 4 The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190AR crashes during an emergency… Horror moment plane with 110 … Read more

MH370 expert gives DAMNING verdict of new £55million search for doomed jet – & says ‘they’re looking in the WRONG place’

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MH370 expert gives DAMNING verdict of new £55million search for doomed jet - & says 'they're looking in the WRONG place'

FOR over a decade, the wreckage of the missing passenger plane MH370 has remained lost – but one man believes that’s because investigators are looking in the wrong place. Malaysian authorities announced last week a new £55million search for the missing jet – raising hopes the wreck would be… MH370 expert gives DAMNING verdict of … Read more

Horror as at least 10 people killed and 17 injured after plane crashes into popular tourist town in Brazil

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Horror as at least 10 people killed and 17 injured after plane crashes into popular tourist town in Brazil

AT least 10 people have been killed and 17 others were left injured after a small plane crashed into a popular Brazilian tourist town. The planet reportedly hit the chimney of a building and then a house before crashing into a furniture store in the residential neighbourhood of Gramado. 5 A… Horror as at least … Read more

Microlight plane flies off WITHOUT pilot after he got out to start it in ‘weirdest air accident ever’

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Microlight plane flies off WITHOUT pilot after he got out to start it in 'weirdest air accident ever'

A MICROLIGHT plane flew off without its pilot after he got out to start it. The Pegasus Quantum 15’s battery was flat so he climbed out of the cockpit and walked to the engine at the back. He turned the propeller to successfully fire it up — but the plane then moved forwards without him. … Read more

Horror moment out-of-control plane crashes into building killing two as pilot’s final words revealed

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Horror moment out-of-control plane crashes into building killing two as pilot’s final words revealed

HORROR footage captured the moment an out-of-control plane smashed into a building, killing two people. The small aircraft was seen careering erratically before bursting into a fireball near Honolulu airport on Tuesday. 3 A plane was seen careering erratically before smashing into a buildingCredit:… Horror moment out-of-control plane crashes into building killing two as pilot’s … Read more