20 h. ago Cannibal survivor of horror Andes plane crash dies after eating pals to stay alive

The survivor of a horrific Andes plane has passed away years after the tragic crash – the survivors of the crash resorted to eating their fellow passengers to stay alive in the gruelling conditions

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21 h. ago Plane crash cannibal who ATE human flesh to survive after rugby team's aircraft came down in the Andes in 1972, dies aged 71

Alvaro Mangino (pictured), who was one of 16 passengers who survived the now infamous 1972 plane crash, died on March 29 following a bout of pneumonia

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57 h. ago No survivors on plane which crashed into house in Minneapolis suburb, officials say

The incident happened in the residential area of Brooklyn Park, near to Minneapolis

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5 d. ago Man and two daughters survive 12 hours on aircraft wing in Alaska lake before rescue

Search plane spotted family sheltering overnight on wing of small aircraft that crashed and partly sunk into frigid lakeA pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partly submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by a good Samaritan.Terry Godes said he saw a Facebook post on Sunday night calling for people to help search for the missing plane, which did not have a locator beacon. On Monday morning about a dozen pilots including Godes headed out to scour the rugged terrain. Godes headed toward Tustumena Lake near the toe of a glacier and spotted what he thought was wreckage. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Father and children survive Alaska plane crash as incredible picture shows them standing on wings in frozen lake

Incredible aerial photos show the aircraft partially submerged in the frozen Kenai Peninsula Lake

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5 d. ago Baby boy is critically ill in hospital after being given ten times the correct dose of paracetamol by medics

The parents of eight-week-old Zohan Ul Hassan say they are now 'praying for a miracle' after the incident at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

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5 d. ago Pilot, children survive 12 hours on wing of submerged plane after crashing into icy lake

The trio spent a ‘long, cold, dark, wet night’ on the lake before being spotted by a Good Samaritan

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6 d. ago Two children and a pilot survive night clinging onto plane wing after it crashes into icy lake

A pilot and two children survived on the wing of a small plane for about 12 hours after it crashed into an icy lake in Alaska, and were only rescued after a huge air hunt by locals

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6 d. ago Miracle as two children survive plane crash after astonishing survival tactic

When a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser vanished, strangers descended on Tustumena Lake in rural Alaska, US, and one of them - Terry Godes - was amazed at what he saw

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6 d. ago Alaska plane crash: Pilot and two kids somehow survive after smashing into frozen lake

The pilot and two children somehow managed to survive on the wing of a plane - even after spending a 'long, cold, dark, wet night' out while exposed to the elements

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6 d. ago Incredible way father and two children survived terrifying plane crash on frozen tundra

Stunning images showed how a father and his two young children miraculously survived a small plane crash in Alaska as they perilously clung to the aircraft's wing for over 12 hours.

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7 d. ago Airport worker is locked in plane cargo hold and nearly loses two legs to frostbite after surviving an hour at

Ali Celikten, 29, had been loading the Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200 when he climbed into the luggage storage area to secure passengers' bags.

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2 w. ago Last Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105: John 'Paddy' Hemingway was shot down four times and survived a plane crash. Now tributes pour in as his death draws to a close our 'finest hour'

In 1940, John 'Paddy' Hemingway was one of that extraordinary band of brothers who were all that stood between Britain and enemy invasion during what Winston Churchill called our 'finest hour'.

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2 w. ago No survivors in plane crash near North Carolina airport, officials say

The plane crashed moments after takeoff from Pitt-Greenville Airport

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3 w. ago Pennsylvania plane crash: Small aircraft 'with open door' smashes into care home car park in latest US aviation crash

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft ‘has an open door, we need to return for a landing’

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3 w. ago Plane 'with open door' crashes into care home car park in Pennsylvania

Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft ‘has an open door, we need to return for a landing’

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3 w. ago Pilot and passengers taken to hospital after Pennsylvania plane crash

Five people onboard survived small plane crash near Lancaster but officials say no details of their conditionA small airplane with five people onboard crashed in a parking lot near Lancaster airport in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the single-engine plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza, and the incident happened around 3pm in Lancaster county. Continue reading...

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