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Kenny Chesney mourns loss of ‘dear friend’ Maria Rodriguez who died in a helicopter crash in the U.S. Virgin Islands The country music star posted photos and paid tribute to Rodriguez on social media Chesney, 52, has long owned a home on the island of St. John ABC News confirmed four people died in the … Read more
The helicopter pilot who flew Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others into a Calabasas hillside last January ‘didn’t know which was up’ after flying them into thick fog which had grounded other air traffic that day, NTSB officials said on Tuesday – as they met to officially rule on a cause for the crash … Read more
The Russian helicopter pilot who endured lethal radiation levels to contain the Chernobyl disaster has died after contracting coronavirus. General Nikolai Antoshkin, who was 78, died in his home country last Sunday. He commanded an operation to seal off the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl power station just outside the town Pripyat in Ukraine, … Read more
A tourist helicopter crash that killed five holidaying Britons in the Grand Canyon was caused by a ‘violent gust of wind’, an investigation has concluded. Ellie Milward, Jonathan Udall, Stuart Hill, Becky Dobson and Jason Hill died when the Airbus EC130 B4 crashed near the Colorado River in Arizona in 2018. The National Transportation Safety Board released its … Read more
Pictured: The 393ft megayacht that comes with a helicopter landing pad (and a below-deck garage) and its own fold-out BEACH CLUB Project Indah is a boat that ‘has been created to meet the growing demand for megayachts over 100 metres’ She actually measures 120m (393ft), which would put her in the top 30 lengthiest superyachts … Read more
Chopper comes a cropper: Chinook helicopter gets bogged down in a muddy field after mechanical failure forced it to make emergency landing 20 miles from its base at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire The 40-year-old RAF Chinook was one of the first to join the RAF’s fleet in 1981 and flew in the first Gulf War … Read more
Christie Brinkley has new lease on life after undergoing hip replacement surgery 26 years after helicopter crash in Colorado: ‘New year, new hip’ By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 06:08 GMT, 6 January 2021 | Updated: 06:08 GMT, 6 January 2021 New year, new look on life going forward. Christie Brinkley rang in 2020 by … Read more
Checking in… TV presenter Selina Scott reveals the joys of walking in the Yorkshire Dales and the terror she felt on a Chinook helicopter when engine problems struck By Richard Webber For The Daily Mail Published: 14:03 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 26 December 2020 Checking in… Selina Scott TV presenter Selina … Read more
Apache helicopter was deployed to help police track rogue drone flying illegally near Stansted Airport, report reveals Apache was one of a pair of helicopters flying through controlled traffic zone Air traffic controllers gave permission for gunship to turn back and track drone Monitored the drone for 30 minutes before it had flown away from … Read more
Father-of-two, 60, who helped search for survivors after the Clutha police helicopter crash in Glasgow which killed 10 people dies from coronavirus Stuart Ballantyne helped search the wrecked pub with rescue dogs after tragedy The 60-year-old father-of-two from Falkirk died from coronavirus on Monday Ten people died in the helicopter crash in Clyde, Glasgow in … Read more