Aircraft Accidents / Crashes

[Lucius]

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Nigeria’s top military commander dies in plane crash​

21 May, 2021 22:05
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FILE PHOTO: Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, is seen in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on January 31, 2021. © AFP / Audu Marte

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in a plane crash near the town of Kaduna, north of the Nigerian capital of Abuja.
The Nigerian Air Force confirmed that one of its planes crashed near the Kaduna International Airport late on Friday. Attahiru was among the eight people on the aircraft, which was carrying a group of high-ranking military commanders to the town of Kaduna, some 180 kilometers north of Abuja.

The reasons behind the incident are still unknown. “The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained,” Air Force spokesman Edward Gabkwet said in a statement.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed the death of Attahiru, calling the slain military officials “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.”

Expressing condolences to the families of the victims, the Nigerian leader said that the incident dealt “one mortal blow to our [Nigeria’s] underbelly,” vowing that the deaths of the commanders “will not be in vain.”

Attahiru took his post following a major military reshuffle in January. Earlier, he was commanding the 82nd Infantry Division in the Nigerian Army. Buhari appointed Attahiru and some other top military officials amid ongoing violent insurgencies in Nigeria’s north, where the army is facing Boko Haram Islamists as well as other extremist groups affiliated with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and separatists.

Mossad - Israel ?

 

[Ca.]

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Sources tell CNBC that a Boeing 737 freighter has splashed down in the waters off Honolulu, Hawaii, after suffering engine trouble.

A Boeing 737 cargo plane has gone down in the water off Honolulu after experiencing engine trouble; severity of crash, extent of rescue operation unclear at this time - CNBC

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirms that a Rhodes Express Flight 810, Boeing 737 freighter with two onboard made an emergency ocean landing off the coast of Honolulu at 0230 local time Friday. The US Coast Guard promptly rescued both crew members, the FAA said.

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The pilots reported engine trouble and were attempting to return to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, also known as Honolulu International Airport when they were forced to land the aircraft in the water.

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It appears the Coast Guard rescued pilots, but their conditions remain unknown.

Boeing shares have sunk more than 2% on the news.

The FAA also said it will be investigating the incident.

*This story is developing.

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[Aeneas]

I looked to see if there was a dedicated thread to US military plane crashes, but it appears to only be separate articles. Hence the idea to have a separate thread collecting them all into one.
This was sparked by this article which says that 3 planes went down within one week within fairly close to each other. The question is whether there is some cosmic anomalies in this area (like 3D/4D blending, micrometeorites or something else) which is causing these crashes? It could of course be due to human error or lack of maintenance etc. but it might be worth keeping an eye on.

Three US Military Aircraft Crash In Southern California Within One Week​

BY TYLER DURDEN
SATURDAY, JUN 11, 2022 - 02:00 AM
While the Tom Cruise sequel to 1986's Top Gun (Top Gun: Maverick) shatters multiple box-office records and excites an entire generation of young people who want to become fighter pilots, a disturbing trend of military aircraft crashes emerges in Southern California in less than a week.
The latest is an MH-60S Seahawk that crashed along the Arizona-California border Thursday near El Centro, California. All four of the helicopter's crew members survived with non-life-threatening injuries.



























The crash comes just one day after five Marines were killed in an MV-22B Osprey near Glamis, California. Both Osprey and Seahawk crashed about 100 miles away from each other.

Last Friday, further north, a F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, killing the pilot.

All three military aircraft crashed within one week of each other in Southern California.

The aviation disasters come as the military actively uses Cruise's patriotic action film to boost recruitment since numbers have been dismal over the last several years.
The number of internet searches for "how to become a fighter pilot" have gone parabolic since the Top Gun: Maverick debuted in theaters on May 27.
And according to Defense News, more than half the Navy's aircraft are grounded because there's not enough money to fix them. The Air Force has a similar issue. Only 71.5% of the service's fleet is mission ready. America's aging military appears to have reliability issues, even though it outspends the entire world. It's unknown whether the three aircraft experienced mechanical problems.

 

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This isn't U.S. military but Canadian military:

Search continues for 2 missing RCAF members after Chinook helicopter crashes near Garrison Petawawa

The search continues for the two missing crew members of a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter that went down near Garrison Petawawa early Tuesday morning, hours after the prime minister in Ottawa said the military members were killed.

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The Department of National Defence confirms a CH-147 Chinook helicopter crashed into the water during a training flight. The incident happened at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday. To date, DND has only said that two crew members are missing and two were injured.

 

[mabar]

Every time I am more convinced that something has to be added to the fuel.

Many sky, sea and land vehicles seem to be failing very often. Along side with other factors as well, of course. Still.

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