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Reno Air Show Ends in a Deadly Crash (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2011 At least three people were killed and more than 50 injured Friday when a veteran stunt pilot lost control of his aircraft and crashed into the edge of the crowd-filled grandstands. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lebanese Officials Say Jet Flew the Wrong Way Before Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2010 Despite being told to change course by air traffic controllers in Beirut, the pilot of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 that crashed Monday flew into the storm he was advised to avoid, Lebanese officials said Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marion Barry Does Reality TV

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2009 So Marion Barry ultimately wasn't able to be Washington, D.C.'s "mayor for life," but he may get his own reality TV show. According to the Web site DCist, Barry, who's now a city councilman, is currently filming a pilot for the show, although his chief of staff couldn't say which network or production company was behind the project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Chance to Avert Tragedy

Marie Cocco / Truthdig May 21, 2009 So now we know that pilots responsible for the safety of about a quarter of the flying public rest up for duty by catching a few winks in an airport lounge, or sleeping in idle aircraft or aboard a cross-country flight from their hometowns to their airport home base. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Navy Plane Crashes in San Diego Neighborhood

Staff / Truthdig Dec 9, 2008 Just before noon Monday, a U.S. Navy F-18 jet crashed into a San Diego neighborhood as it was approaching Miramar Naval Air Station, hitting at least one home. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Enola Gay Pilot Dies at 92

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2007 Paul Warfield Tibbits Jr., the man who flew the Enola Gay to drop the "Little Boy" A-bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, has died at 92 in Columbus, Ohio. Tibbits, who named his B-29 after his mother, requested that his grave be unmarked to thwart potential protesters. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Mission Accomplished’ by the Numbers

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Check out the number of troops killed, the money spent and the rate of insurgent attacks exactly three years after Bush's famous "Mission Accomplished" speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Update: Media Matters reminds us of the media's fawning coverage of Bush that day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )