8 h. ago Four horrifying last words uttered by pilot before crashing plane into mountain and killing all on board

It was a horrific air crash that shocked the world — a pilot who suffered from severe depression locking himself in the cockpit before crashing the plane and killing all on board

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22 h. ago Ayrshire Ryanair pilot retires in style after final flight at Prestwick

Airline pilot, Duncan Munro, aged 60, retired this week from the captain’s chair after decades of faithful service to Ryanair.

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51 h. ago Pilot's final words before jet carrying 146 holidaymakers crashed into a mountain in Tenerife

Dan-Air's Flight 1008 was carrying 146 passengers from Manchester to Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, when it crashed into a mountain after a tragic communication error

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56 h. ago Pilot's horrifying final words before deadly crash on flight from UK to Tenerife

The chilling final words of those in the cockpit of a doomed flight demonstrate the panic that took place in the last moments before the British plane crashed into a Tenerife mountain — killing all on board

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5 d. ago British daredevil dies in wingsuit accident after crashing into Swiss mountain

"One of the jumpers, a 24-year-old man from the United Kingdom, deviated from the planned course shortly after take-off for reasons that are still unclear."

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5 d. ago Mystery as Brit, 24, killed in wingsuit flight by crashing into Swiss mountain

Police have launched an investigation after the tragic death of 24-year-old British man who was involved in a wingsuit flight accident in Switzerland

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7 d. ago Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada

‘Basically a whole shelf of a mountain came loose’ said one person who fled the scene in Banff National ParkTwo people have been killed and another three injured when a major rockfall crashed onto a group of hikers on a popular Rocky Mountain trail in western Canada.The accident happened on Thursday near the Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, about 225km (140 miles) north-west of Calgary, Alberta. The area is known for its natural beauty and is particularly busy in summer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Air India pilot's final decision before crash disaster 'saved dozens of lives'

The captain's quick actions prevented a direct impact on a building below.

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1 week ago Tragic final moments of Turkey hot air balloon pilot who 'got stuck' in horror plunge

A pilot has tragically lost his life in one of two hot air balloon catastrophes that unfolded yesterday, near Central Turkey's breathtaking Ihara Valley

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1 week ago ‘Hero’ India Air pilot ‘saved dozens of lives’ in brave final decision before horror crash

India Air pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, 55, has been lauded for his quick-thinking actions which likely stopped dozens more people being killed when his Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed

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1 week ago Major rescue operation launched after car crashes off mountain pass

Emergency crews worked in difficult terrain to rescue an injured woman

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1 week ago Air India crash pilot's final words in Mayday call seconds before plane exploded

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad, India for London on Thursday before crashing into a medical facility just minutes later killing 270 in a massive fire ball

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2 w. ago Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities

Aviation ministry says Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner reached height of 650ft before rapidly descending and hitting ground 2km from airport“Mayday, mayday,” was the final radio message sent by the pilot of the Air India 171 flight bound for London, moments before it crashed to the ground, killing more than 270 people.In a briefing by India’s aviation authorities on Saturday, authorities confirmed that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was piloting the flight, sent a distress call to air traffic control less a minute after it took off from Ahmedabad airport at 1:39pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘She said she’d return’: Final moments of pilots and crew who went down with doomed Air India flight

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal issued desperate mayday call as plane lost power shortly after leaving runway

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2 w. ago Air India pilots pictured as tragic final words before horror crash released

The plane took off from Ahmedabad in India and was bound for Gatwick when it crashed just past the airport's runway - all but one of the flight's 242 passengers died

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2 w. ago Air India pilots pictured as desperate final words seconds before crash revealed

The plane, bound for Gatwick Airport in London, erupted into a fireball near Ahmedabad Airport in western India, killing everyone apart from one British man on board

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2 w. ago Panicked final words of pilot moments before plane crash that killed six including dad and three sons

An Arizona father and his three sons were tragically killed in a plane crash off the California coast as the pilots chilling last words are revealed.

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2 w. ago Experienced pilots at helm of doomed Air India Flight 171 and desperate final message

Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and his co-pilot First Officer Clive Kundar were in the cockpit of Air India Flight 171 during the horror crash, and attempted to send one last message to colleagues on the ground

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2 w. ago Air India crash pilot may have saved thousands of lives in final heroic actions

The Air India flight crashed into a medical college as internet sleuths estimated the death toll could have been 'way higher' as a major hospital and high-density housing were next to the crash site

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2 w. ago Air India pilot's final words revealed before horror crash as death toll rises

The Air India flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport, with 244 people, including 53 Brits, onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft before it appeared to crash and burst into flames

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