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A technician works on the engine of an Airbus A380 airplane on January 28 at the maintenance hall of German airline Lufthansa in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany.
Syrian rebels celebrate atop the smoldering remains of downed military jet
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Syrian rebels celebrate on top of the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet which was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, on Nov. 28. Syrian rebels captured a pilot manning the fighter jet downed over Daret Ezza in the northern province of Aleppo, witnesses told an AFP reporter in the town.
Reuters -- Underlining the growing military muscle of the rebels, bolstered by weapons captured during raids on army facilities as well as supplies from abroad, fighters shot down a war plane in the northern province of Aleppo on Wednesday using an anti-aircraft missile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Opposition group subsequently posted a video clip on the Internet that showed a man in a green jumpsuit being carried through fields. He was bleeding heavily from his head and appeared unconscious; "This is the pilot that attacked the houses of civilians," said a voice off camera. Read the full story.
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Syrian rebels celebrate next to the remains of a Syrian government fighter jet which was shot down at Daret Ezza, on the border between the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, on Nov. 28.
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A man carries some of the remains of a war plane, belonging to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Daret Azzah on Nov. 28.
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A look back at the violence that has overtaken the country
Syrian fighter jet strafes farming village
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Syrian Air Force fighter plane fires a rocket during an air strike in the village of Tel Rifaat, about 20 miles north of Aleppo, on August 9, 2012.
Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun as a Syrian Air Force fighter bomber fires rockets in the village of Tel Rifaat on August 9, 2012.
Reuters reports — The sandy color of the Syrian air force jet was visible as it circled overhead. Then a screaming nosedive and the orange flames of firing rockets on the farming village of Tel Rifaat.
Reuters journalist Hadeel Al Shalchi saw the jet make at least a dozen rounds of the village of a few thousand people, 35km north of Aleppo city, firing missiles and mounted machine guns.
Three rebel fighters fruitlessly fired an old anti-aircraft gun and a rifle at the speeding plane.
Villagers panicked - some tried to escape on motorbikes while other crammed belongings and bread into three-wheeled vans. They were unsure of where was safe to go. Read the full story.
See more photos by Goran Tomasevic of the fighting in northern Syria
On Wednesday Syrian troops pushed even farther into the key city of Aleppo where rebels are running short on much-needed supplies. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
After months of protests and violent crackdowns, a look back at the violence that has overtaken the country.
Search for victims of Pakistani jet crash continues in Islamabad
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Pakistani soldiers and rescue workers search through debris in Hussain Abad after a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad on April 21, 2012. Pakistan has launched an investigation after the passenger jet crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm, with all 127 people on board believed dead.
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Soldiers inspect the wreckage of the airliner that crashed minutes before landing.
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A Pakistani airliner crashed just short of landing in Islamabad on Friday, killing all 127 people aboard, the country's Civil Aviation Authority told NBC on Friday.
The flight data recorder has been located, NBC’s Fakhar Rehman reported from Islamabad, and the so-called "black box" was expected to reveal why the plane went down. But the apparent cause was that pilots were flying low under heavy clouds and hit high-tension wires as they approached Benazir Bhutto International Airport, he said.
Navy jet crashes into residential building in Virginia
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The burning fuselage of an F/A-18 Hornet lies smoldering after crashing into a residential building in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, April 6. Media reports indicate the two aviators were able to eject from the jet before it crashed. They were being treated for injuries that were not considered life threatening.
Msnbc.com reports: An F/A-18 jet crashed Friday into a cluster of apartment buildings in Virginia Beach, Va., eyewitnesses and authorities said.
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A Navy official told NBC News that both pilots had been taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. "They were ambulatory," the official told NBC.
Chief Tim Riley of Virginia Beach Fire and Rescue said four to five buildings were on fire and that there was significant damage to about 20 apartments.
WAVY TV / Reuters
Cmdr. Phil Rosi of the Navy said the two-seat jet fighter crashed about 12:05 p.m. shortly after takeoff. He said both crew members ejected from the aircraft. Read more
Msnbc's Andrea Mitchell reports of an F-18 fighter jet crashing in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Pentagon Department confirms both pilots ejected safely.
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An aircraft creates a contrail as it flies over a blanket of clouds above Krakow, Poland on Friday.
Wheee! Flying upside down in a super-fast jet
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Pilot Christophe "Douky" Deketelaere flies his L-39C Albatros aircraft during a media presentation flight of the Breitling Jet Team, Sept.14.
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L-39C Albatros aircraft from the Breitling Jet Team perform over the Rhone Valley during a media presentation flight ahead of the Sion Air Show ,Sept.14. The air show will take place in Sion from September 16 to 18.
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The Breitling Jet Team flies during a press demonstration before the airshow of Sion, Switzerland, Sept. 14. The Breitling Jet Team is the world largest professional civilian aerobatics team performing on jets. It's made up of seven L-39C Albatros aircrafts, Czech-made twin-seater military training jets.
Looks like fun! But I wonder how the photographer managed to get the horizon straight while spinning and without getting sick.
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The jetliner of former Bulgarian dictator Todor Zhivkov is prepared to be submerged and turned into an underwater tourist attraction off the country's Black Sea coast in Varna on May 25, 2011. The body of the Tupolev 154 will become an artificial reef aimed at attracting scuba divers. The plane, built in 1971, was stripped of its cables and engines before being sunk at a depth of about 70 feet.
Bulgaria turns former dictator’s jet into an artificial reef in the Black Sea
I flew on a Tu 154 during a reporting trip to Siberia in 1998. It was cramped and dark inside, but the plane was fast and sturdy. It felt a little like a Boeing 727.
The Tu 154 was designed and built by Tupelev in the mid-1960s as a medium-range airliner. It became the backbone of Soviet and Russian airlines for several decades. The jet serviced over a sixth of the world's landmass and carried about half of all passengers flown by Aeroflot. It remained the standard domestic airliner of Russia and former Soviet states until the mid-2000s.
The Tu 154 was one of the fastest civilian aircraft in operation and had a range of 3,280 miles. It was capable of operating on gravel airfields, and was widely used in the extreme Arctic conditions where other jets were unable to operate.
Passenger jet flies through flock of large birds over Arkansas
According to AP: Little Rock National Airport officials say a Delta Airlines plane landed safely after striking a flock of large birds.
Little Rock International Airport
A Delta Airlines plane shows damage after running into a flock of large birds twenty miles from Little Rock International Airport on Friday, April 1.
Airport spokeswoman T.J. Williams said Flight 5087 was headed to Little Rock from Atlanta when pilots reported the bird strike at 3:38 p.m. Friday, about 20 miles southeast of the airport. Williamssays pilots were able to land without incident and no one on board was hurt. She says passengers have left the plane. Williams didn't know if any of them were making connecting flights.
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Williams says Delta officials plan to examine the plane and decide if anything needs to be done. She says officials don't know what kind of birds were hit. Even though the incident didn't occur at the airport, officials use cannons to frighten away birds.
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Libyan jet crashes after being shot down in Benghazi
What looks to be a pilot ejecting from the aircraft can be seen just above the jet. See more images from the unrest in Libya here.
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A Libyan jet crashes after being shot down in Benghazi on March 19, as Libya's rebel stronghold comes under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south sending thick smoke into the sky.
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A Libyan jet crashes after being shot down in Benghazi on March 19, as Libya's rebel stronghold comes under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south sending thick smoke into the sky.
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A Libyan jet crashes after being shot down in Benghazi on March 19, as Libya's rebel stronghold comes under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south sending thick smoke into the sky.
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New York Jets cornerback Kyle Wilson celebrates the win over the New England Patriots during their AFC Divisional NFL playoff football game in Foxborough, January 16.
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A man hovers over the water on a Jetlev-Flyer at the London Boat show at the ExCel exhibition centre, in London, on Jan. 7, 2011. The Jetlev-Flyer employs a 4-stroke engine and water nozzle reaction force, it can reach an altitude of up to 10 meters, a top speed of 35km/h and a cruising duration up to 2 hours.