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Pilot killed in Spotsylvania County plane crash

A 78-year-old man is dead after the plane he was piloting crashed near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tuesday, authorities say. Rowland Babcock Jr., of Ruther Glen, Virginia, died wh...

Britain's greatest flying ace in World War II was an Irishman

Brendan Finucane, aka "Spitfire Paddy," was the youngest pilot ever to rise to the rank of Wing Commander and one of the highest kill rates in RAF history.

Chinese test pilot who landed plane safely after cabin leak given first-class merit award

Chinese President Xi Jinping has honoured a veteran naval test pilot with a first-class merit award for defence science and technology. The pilot, Yang Yong, who had previously bee...

U.S. Air Force officer rescued from Iran speaks for the first time to 60 Minutes

After a U.S. warplane was shot down over Iran, the Air Force and American special forces rescued the two-man crew in one of the largest and most complex rescue operations in U.S. m...

Remembering American Airlines pilot Charles Burlingame, 25 years after 9/11

This week marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Among the thousands of victims was Charles Burlingame, an American Airlines pilot who, as a child, built four-engine...

Plane pilot killed in US collision with police helicopter

An aeroplane pilot died on Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the heli...

El avión del mejor as de EE.UU. se estrelló en 1944 y una punta del ala finalmente regresó a casa

Por Alexandra Skores, CNN Una pieza de un avión de combate de la Segunda Guerra Mundial que se estrelló hace más de 80 años y perteneció al mayor as de la aviación estadounidense f...

Doctor, PA Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Collision With State Police Helicopter

The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of...

Pilot of F-35 military jet that crashed in San Diego in stable condition after ejecting

The pilot of the F-35 that crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, on Friday is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. CBS News' Cart...

Footage shows aftermath of ‘crazy’ US stealth fighter jet crash

The pilot ejected before the US$109 million (NZ$185 million) plane crashed at a San Diego base in a “Class A mishap”.

America’s top ace’s plane crashed in 1944. A wingtip has finally made it home

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A piece of a World War II fighter plane that crashed 80 years ago and belonged to the country’s top ace has been found and returned to his home sta...

Vor Badegästen: US-Pilotin (23) landet mit Flugzeug im Meer

Ein Kleinflugzeug musste am Samstagmorgen vor der Küste des US-Bundesstaats Florida notlanden. Die 23-jährige Pilotin blieb dabei unverletzt.

Mission Marge Brings Legacy of America's 'Ace of Aces' to Guam Airmen

Pilot escapes plane crash after landing in sea in front of shocked families

The 23-year-old encountered problems with her plane in the air.

Village remembers pilot who crashed in Scotland during snowstorm

RAF pilot Andrew Crowther died during a training exercise in Scotland in November 1981.

Video shows aftermath of non-combat military crash; pilot walks away after ejecting

Newly released video shows the moments before and after a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet crashed into a Washington mountainside. The pilot ejected safely and called 911 after the crash...

Purdue grad who flew would-be suicide mission on Sept. 11, 2001, shares story

INDIANAPOLIS — Heather Penney hailed from Reno and was a liberal arts major at Purdue University before she followed in her father's footsteps to become America's first female figh...

Divers find airman’s WWII bomber in Baltic Sea, helping solve an 80-year mystery

DPAA director explains how the decades-long mission to find missing service members helped bring a veteran home

Asaba Airport Drama: NCAA bans American pilot

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned an American pilot involved in a recent aviation incident at Asaba Airport from flying in Nigeria's airspace.

Pilot rescued from plane crash in Jackson County

Editor's Note: This story was updated with the latest information. JACKSON COUNTY W.Va. (WOWK) — A pilot was flown to the hospital after law enforcement says he was trapped in the...

Fighter pilot reflects on order to sacrifice herself to stop Flight 93 on 9/11

On 9/11, the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 stormed the cockpit, forcing the hijacked jet to crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. But before the world knew of their bravery...

"Miracle on the Hudson" Pilot Sully Sullenberger Diagnosed with Azheimer's

The pilot of the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson" has announced that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Captain Chesley

US's Citizen Air plots scheduled ops with P2012s

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Sully Sullenberger, ‘Miracle on the Hudson' pilot, says he has Alzheimer's disease

Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the retired pilot who successfully landed a commercial airliner filled with passengers in the Hudson River after the plane lost thrust in both engines...