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Helicopter Crashes on US Base in Japan

One crew member injured: report

(Newser) - A US military helicopter crashed today on the Japanese island of Okinawa, and Japan's defense minister says three of those in the chopper ejected themselves to safety while one was injured and hospitalized. No locals were hurt in the crash at US Marine Camp Hansen, though Reuters notes that...

5 Killed in Pa. Helicopter Crash
 Pa. Helicopter Crash Kills 5 
Jul 29, 2013 12:03 AM CDT

Pa. Helicopter Crash Kills 5

Pilot warned he was losing altitude; weather may have played role

(Newser) - Moments after a pilot told air traffic controllers he was losing altitude, his helicopter crashed in a rugged, wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania, killing four adults and a child. The Wyoming County coroner said the pilot contacted a nearby tower around 10:30pm Saturday saying he would attempt to return...

Big Problem for Air Ambulances: Huge Patients

Providers have to upgrade helicopters or reject patients

(Newser) - Emergency medical providers across America are being forced to get bigger, stronger helicopters to deal with rising numbers of patients too heavy to be carried in the current helicopters—or too big to fit in the aircraft, NBC reports. Around 1% of patients who need medical air flights, or about...

Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Hudson

4 passengers, pilot are reportedly safe

(Newser) - A helicopter carrying five people made an emergency landing in the Hudson River just before noon today, reports the New York Post , and all aboard are safe and accounted for. The aircraft was reportedly carrying four tourists—two adults and two teenagers—and a pilot when it splashed down near...

No Sign of Into the Wild Fan After Air Search

Another search for Dustin Self planned tomorrow

(Newser) - A rancher searched an Oregon mountain yesterday via helicopter in hopes of tracking down Dustin Self, an Oklahoma teen and Into the Wild enthusiast who vanished a month ago. But Patty Jenkins couldn't find any sign of the 19-year-old or his green tent, the AP reports. With heavy winds...

2 Prisoners Make 'James Bond' Helicopter Escape

Canadian police recapture both men

(Newser) - Two men made a daring daylight escape from a Canadian prison yesterday, using ropes dangling from a hijacked helicopter. A helicopter arrived at the prison near Montreal; as it hovered, "two of the inmates came out and appeared to attach themselves to cables that were attached to the helicopter,...

Prison Foils Helicopter Escape Attempt

Chopper forced to land after would-be escapee is shot

(Newser) - A helicopter attempted to spring an inmate from a Greek prison yesterday, in what would have been a Hollywood-esque caper worthy of James Bond—if it had worked. At first, the helicopter tried to use a hook at the end of a rope to rip down the prison's chicken-wire...

Chopper Crash Kills 3 in Reality Show Shoot

Group was working on military show for Discovery Channel

(Newser) - Three people were killed yesterday in a pre-dawn helicopter crash in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County while filming for a new reality TV show for the Discovery Channel. The copter crashed at about 3:40am at the popular filming location of Polsa Rosa Ranch in the city...

Helicopter Crashes in Central London

2 deaths confirmed after chopper hits crane

(Newser) - At least two people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a crane at the top of a skyscraper in central London during rush hour today. The helicopter "plummeted straight into the ground," a witness tells the BBC . "The building the helicopter hit is shrouded in mist....

Police Copters Collide, 6 Hurt
 Police Copters Collide, 6 Hurt 
Nov 18, 2012 7:57 AM CST

Police Copters Collide, 6 Hurt

Helicopters' rotator blades likely touched: investigators

(Newser) - Two police helicopters collided in the Los Angeles area yesterday, leaving five officers and a civilian with minor injuries. Investigators believe the crash occurred when the rotator blades touched of a chopper that was landing and one that was taking off. The collision caused extensive damage to both aircraft, crumpling...

Afghan Troops Switch From US Copters to Donkeys

Technological gap yawns wide as US hands off bases

(Newser) - Just how big a void is the US leaving in Afghanistan? Well, let's put it this way: Whereas the US used helicopters to access its remote bases in rocky regions, Afghan forces are now using … donkeys. "Donkeys are the Afghan helicopter," one colonel tells the Washington ...

Police Helicopter Seeking Missing Kid Crashes, Kills 2

Boy later found unharmed

(Newser) - A police helicopter flying low over Atlanta on a nighttime search for a missing 9-year-old boy plunged to the ground in a busy northwest neighborhood of shops and apartments, killing the two officers aboard. Both officers died on impact in the crash about 10:30pm yesterday, but no one was...

LA News Chopper Makes Emergency Landing

Pilot lands safely as smoke pours from engine

(Newser) - The KTLA news helicopter in Los Angeles became a dramatic story of its own while it was being used to cover reports of a gunman in Hollywood. A news chopper from a rival station noticed smoke pouring out of the other helicopter's engine and notified the pilot, reports CBS...

US Arms Sales Hog 75% of Global Market

Washington's overseas sales tripled last year

(Newser) - America's weapon sales abroad last year skyrocketed to $66.3 billion, triple the 2010 figure of $21.4 billion, according to a nonpartisan report. US sales accounted for more than three-quarters of the $85.3 billion market and marked a record high for sales in a year, blowing away...

7 Americans Killed in Afghan Copter Crash

Taliban claims responsibility

(Newser) - The Taliban is taking credit for a NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed seven Americans today. A rep for the group says it shot down the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in Kandahar province this morning. Three members of Afghanistan's security forces also died in the crash, along with a...

Britain: We'll Boost Support for Syria Rebels

Regime's arsenal looks shaky

(Newser) - With Kofi Annan stepping down from his diplomatic post, Britain is trying to pick up the slack in Syria. Foreign Secretary William Hague today promised more "practical but non-lethal support to the opposition," citing "communications" as an example, Reuters reports. "We don't give up on...

US to Britain: Stop Russian Arms Shipment to Syria

Washington wants cargo ship's insurer to withdraw its cover

(Newser) - Washington is putting its foot down—or at least asking Britain to put its foot down—over alleged shipments of attack helicopters to Syria, the Telegraph reports. US officials have enlisted Britain to stop a Russian ship from delivering its cargo to Syria, by having the ship's insurer, based...

US Aircraft Riddled With Fake China Parts
 US Aircraft 
 Riddled With 
 Fake China Parts 
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May 26, 2012 12:45 PM CDT

US Aircraft Riddled With Fake China Parts

Senate report finds 1,800 cases, blames crappy supply chain

(Newser) - The US military's planes and helicopters are full of counterfeit electronic parts, most of which originated in China, according to a new Senate report. The year-long Armed Services Committee probe identified 1,800 cases of fake parts being found in aircraft, particularly in Navy helicopters, cargo planes, and Poseidon...

Angelina Buys $1.6M Helicopter for Brad

And it wasn't even his birthday

(Newser) - Apparently Angelina Jolie felt the need to one-up her own gift to Brad Pitt: After buying him a waterfall for Christmas , Jolie has now forked over nearly $1.6 million for a helicopter and piloting lessons, the Sun reports. Why? No particular reason—she just “thought it would be...

1 Killed, 3 Missing in Coast Guard Chopper Crash

Officials resume search thwarted by fog in Mobile Bay

(Newser) - Rescuers are this morning again attempting to access the wreckage of an MH-65C Coast Guard helicopter that went down in Alabama's Mobile Bay last night, having been thwarted by foggy conditions in the search for three missing crew members. Divers overnight failed to gain entry to the wreckage, which...

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