Accident Was Not Survivable Due To Near-Vertical Descent To Impact
The NTSB has released initial details in the tragic loss of Howard Pardue. There is little to be said at this point other than the fact that even the very best of us can put themselves into non-survivable scenarios... and that, ultimately, a very fine pilot lost his life while an entire community mourns his passing.
Interred 40 Years To The Day After Being Shot Down
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced last week that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned his family for burial with full military honors.
Two-Hundred-Nine Of The Aircraft Have Been Delivered To The Army
The Army's newest aircraft, the UH-72A Lakota, is approaching 100,000 flight hours, and maintains one of the highest mission-capable rates among Army aircraft. The Army expects to buy a total of 345 of the aircraft, and the service has just taken delivery of 209 so far.
British Aircraft Was Damaged, No Fatalities Were Reported
A British Chinook helicopter on a training mission northeast of Yuma, AZ Saturday was involved in what was described as a "mishap" on a landing approach. There were seven people on board at the time of the accident, but none suffered more than minor injuries.
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