Two U.S. fighter jets escorted an Air France passenger plane to a safe landing in New York Monday morning following one of several threats that were made against commercial aircraft. An anonymous threat came in a telephone call to a Maryland State police barracks Monday, prompting the military to scramble F-15 jets as Air France […]
The search for the missing pilot reported near Perry Island came to an end when the Alaska State Trooper vessel Churchill discovered the pilot, identified as 53-year-old Dale Carlson of Wasilla, on Wednesday evening. Carlson, and his Cessna 180 were found near Culross Island in Prince William Sound. When found, the aircraft was partially submerged […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard and Air Force assets are searching for a missing pilot near Perry Island in Prince William Sound Tuesday. The 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center in Anchorage received a Mayday call from the male pilot of a Cessna 180 airplane Tuesday afternoon. The pilot reported he was having engine trouble and […]
WASHINGTON – Air Force reservists based in the U.S. who worked after the Vietnam War in C-123 aircraft that sprayed Agent Orange during the war could have experienced adverse health effects from exposure to the herbicide, says a newreport from the Institute of Medicine. The reservists who served in the contaminated C-123s experienced some degree […]