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Second World War seaplane named ‘Miss Pick Up’ suffered an engine failure

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Pilots raise more than £20,000 for Second World War seaplane named ‘Miss Pick Up’ which suffered an engine failure on Loch Ness PBY Catalina flying boat suffered an engine failure after landing on Loch Ness  The seaplane was moored in the water before it was lifted out by a crane  Plane Sailing have raised more … Read more

Golf pro died in Idaho seaplane crash along with his three kids

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The widow of a pro-golfer who died with their three children when two planes collided over a scenic Idaho lake over the Fourth of July weekend were on their first family summer vacation ever at the time of the tragedy.  April Fredrickson said her husband Sean’s golf schedule had made it literally impossible for the … Read more

Inquiry into seaplane crash that killed millionaire Richard Cousins finds pilot choked on toxic gas

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A horrific seaplane crash that killed a British business tycoon and his family was likely caused by the pilot choking on carbon monoxide, an inquiry has found. Richard Cousins, his fiance Emma Bowden and their children died when their DHC-2 Beaver nosedived into Jerusalem Bay on the Hawkesbury River on New Year’s Eve in 2017. Mr … Read more