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US Airways Flight 1549 – Woman and Children First

I’ve read a number or news articles and watched a number of online videos relating to Flight 1549 and there seem to be one element of ... Continue Reading

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Flight 1549 and Captain Sully Sullenberger

Ken Andrews, a well-known Australian flight instructor and testing officer, once told me that it didn’t matter how many hours you had ... Continue Reading

Launch of New Horizons, NASA robotic spacecraft mission to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, and Hydra. NASA may also attempt flybys of one or more other Kuiper belt objects. - Wed 19th Apr, 2006
A Rwandan Air Force Antonov An-8, TL-ACM, chartered from Central African Airlines, crashes near Pepa, Democratic Republic of the Congo after engine failure caused by a suspected bird strike. All 24 on board were killed. A Rwanda army major, two captains, two lieutenants, and some soldiers were killed along with the 4 Russian crewmembers on take-off from Pepa. The soldiers were returning on home leave, while others were planning to attend the president's swearing-in ceremony. Other sources report a death toll of around 57 and suggest the Antonov might have been imported into Rwanda illegally. - Wed 19th Apr, 2000
A Kenyan Air Force Habin Y-12 crashes at Marsabit killing 14 of the 17 people on board. Among the dead are four Members of Kenya's parliament and two Deputy Ministers. - Sun 19th Apr, 2009

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