AirSafety #OTD by Francisco Cunha

Man airlifted to hospital after suffering fall at Cliffs of Moher - The Clare Herald A young man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a fall at the Cliffs of Moher in North Clare this morning. A major search and rescue operation was mounted shortly after 9.30am follo...

Next day...
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I use it. Much more practical to carry

Accident Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 N726DA, Friday 2 August 1985 Delta Air Lines flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashed following windshear encounter while on approach to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas, USA, killing 134 occupants and 1 person...

#OTD 1985 a Delta Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1 crashed at Dallas, TX due to windshear
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#OTD 2005 Air France runway excursion and hull loss in a thunderstorm aviation-safety.net/database/rec... #flightsafety #aviationsafety

Francis Gary Powers: After the Return On May 1, 1960 a lone CIA U-2 spyplane took off from a forward operating base in Peshawar, Pakistan for what would be one of the most fatefu...

#OTD 1977 Gary Powers died in an ENG helicopter accident aviationtrivia.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-m...

Well, this is odd.

NTSB criticizes FAA for failing to act before fatal Army helicopter collision The head of the National Transportation Safety Board sharply criticized U.S. officials for failing to act before the January 29 collision of a U.S. Army helicopter with an American Airlines regional jet in Washington that killed 67 people.

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The elevator gust-lock had become re-engaged during pre-take-off check. Error made embodying mod when aircraft previously operated by Argentinian oil company YPF.
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Some brand new #Airbus at delivery center. ✈️ #Toulouse

This picture sure gives an impression of size... That jet is HUGE!

That Alfa flat 12 sounded glorious

Sure is

Sorry for not posting more, I have been busy with work and editing Ostomy Camp photos. Here are some killer shots of the F-35 demo from May.
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Copy of a formerly TOP SECRET July 27, 1956, telegram from Major General James Walsh, commander of Strategic Air Command's 7th Air Division at the US Air Base in South Ruislip in England to General Curtis LeMay, the commander in chief of Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska: "PERSONAL FOR CINC LEMAY FROM WALSH. MORE TO MY PHONE CALL. HAVE JUST COME FROM THE WRECKAGE OF B-47 WHICH PLOUGHED INTO AN IGLOO IN LAKENHEATH ADS. THE B-47 TORE APART THE IGLOO AND KNOCKED ABOUT 3 MARK SIXES. A/C THEN EXPLODED SHOWERING BURNING FUEL OVERALL. CREW PERISHED. MOST OF THE A/C WRECKAGE PIVOTED ON IGLOO AND CAME TO REST WITH A/C NOSE JUST BEYOND IGLOO BANK WHICH KEPT MAIN FUEL FIRE OUTSIDE SMASHED IGLOO. PRELIMINARY EXAM BY BOMB DISPOSAL OFFICER SAYS A MIRACLE THAT ONE MARK SIX WITH EXPOSED DETONATORS SHEARED DIDN'T GO. FIRE FIGHTERS EXTINGUISHED FIRE AROUND MARK SIXES FAST. PLAN INVESTIGATION TO WARRANT DECORATING FIREMEN."

A color photograph of a B-47 bomber taking off using multiple Jet-Assisted Take Off rockets (JATO) attached to the aft fuselage. Large plumes of smoky exhaust pour from the six jet engines and the rockets.

Today in 1956, a B-47 making a touch-and-go landing at RAF Lakenheath, 20 miles northeast of Cambridge, England, veered off the runway, smashed into a storage igloo holding three unarmed Mark-6 atomic bombs, and exploded.

“… a miracle that one Mark Six with exposed detonators sheared didn’t go.”

Southwest flight out of Burbank abruptly descends to avoid mid-air crash with other plane A Southwest flight out of Burbank rapidly descended 475 feet to avoid another plane on Friday, according to flight tracking data and passengers on the plane.

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Southwest flight 1496 had to dodge an ATAC Hunter Hawker (fighter jet) a few minutes after taking off from Burbank. The 737 got a TCAS RA and descended rapidly, injuring at least two flight attendants. Because the 737 reacted quickly the two aircraft didn't get closer than 1.5 miles/1000 feet vert.

Agreed. While some people are well-intencioned, the "grok said this" has replaced the "wikipedia said this"

Pilot error: with so much debate about the issue in light of recent crashes (namely the one in India), a great thread here by our supporter @essenceofsafety.bsky.social well worth a read (and a share and follow too)

S-C-A-R-Y!

Damn. There’s been a terrible accident in the freight warehouse. A pallet of spices fell on Big Bob, who then staggered backwards and fell into a vat of cream. He's stable, but in a Korma.

Madame Tussaud museum?

2025-07-24: Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 (ID unknown yet) lost height and crashed near Tynda Airport(UHBW), Amur, Russia with 43 passengers and 6 crewmembers on board. The flight originated at Blagoveshchensk. More to come..

This one is very crazy, even for today´s US standards

I am a bit shocked at such outcome.

'Defeated and broken': No charges to be laid over fatal helicopter crash Prosecutors have cited a lack of evidence behind a decision not to charge defence over the 2023 Taipan helicopter crash which claimed the lives of four men.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

And the 737 Max 10 has a new launch operator, too.

A UFO has shot down a US fighter plane It is believed to be the first case of its kind.

For the first time, a UFO has brought down an American fighter plane. Today on my Substack:

Excellent stuff my friend! Many thanks for sharing

I like the fact that someone basically predicted this turn of events in 1941:

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"So far as is known, the XB-19A was never used as a cargo or transport airplane. It eventually became unserviceable because repair parts were not available from Douglas."

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