News

Here’s why

Over the years, the Nigerian aviation industry has experienced serious incidents of aircraft skidding off the runway. An event in which an…

Fairbanks: A Douglas C-54 Skymaster aeroplane with two people on board crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks and burst into flames.According to Alaska State Troopers, the aircraft took off on Tuesday morning from Fairbanks International Airport and crashed 11 kilometres away from there and ‘slid into a steep hill on the bank of the river where it caught fire.’Clint Johnson, chief of the NTSB’s Alaska regional office said that the National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators to the site. He added that the cause of the accident is unclear as to what happened in the time between the takeoff and the crash.The Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as C-54, which is a military version of the Douglas DC-4, a World War II-era aeroplane.Further information on the accident is awaited. (Inputs from AP)

An almost identical near-collision happened at the same airport earlier this year

It only takes a few seconds, but a lot of work goes into a warbird flypast for Anzac Day, especially when some of the aircraft are older than those marching.

Aeroplane Heaven’s Hawker Hurricane is almost here.