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Pilot reported fire on vintage military plane before Alaska crash
The C54D-DC airplane — a military version of the WWII-era Douglas DC-4 aircraft — crashed outside Fairbanks Tuesday. No survivors were found.
Collision that killed 2 pilots at Reno air show confounds experts
The first- and second-place winning pilots likely crashed at the National Air Race Championships, possibly because of a blind spot, glare or loss of focus.
Russian pilot tried to shoot down a British spy plane last fall–BBC
Intercepted communications suggest the pilot of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet fired on the unarmed U.K. plane in September 2022.
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private
The Kremlin had said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the ceremony.
Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash
Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement on Sunday that genetic testing had identified all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash.
Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty with chief presumed dead
The crash raises questions about the future of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army, which fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine before his June uprising.
By AP Staff
Nerve agents, poison and window falls – How Kremlin foes end
Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been killed or assaulted in a variety of ways.
US intel believes ‘intentional’ blast downed Wagner chief’s plane
A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment found the crash presumed to have killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion.
By Emma Burrows
US Army general dies in plane crash near Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts was commissioned as a U.S. Army aviation second lieutenant in 1986. He most recently led the service's PEO C3T.
F-16 jet scrambled to respond to unresponsive small plane over capital
The fighter jet responding to the wayward small plane caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.
WWI-era biplane loses war against gravity (again)
Why do Kentucky pilots keep crashing World War I-era planes? Maybe it's because they fix them and fly them again.
By Davis Winkie