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The 20 July plot was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and leader of Nazi Germany, and overthrow the Nazi regime on 20 July 1944.The plotters were part of the German resistance, mainly composed of Wehrmacht officers.
The aircraft hit high ground in a snowstorm during the approach to land. All 8 crew members and 120 passengers were killed. 24 May 1991 – A forced landing near Kermanshah, Iran, due to fuel shortage had to be made after three missed approaches by Soviet Metro Cargo Ilyushin Il-76. 4 on-board casualties.
1919 (exact date unknown, possibly between March–July): During the chaotic aftermath of World War I, Hungarian aristocrat and geologist Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás became the first person in history to hijack an airplane [dubious – discuss] in a desperate plot to flee persecution at the hands of the communist regime of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, after Franz was unable to ...
On 29 February 1932 four aviators flew out of Cologne, Germany on a round-the-world flight attempt.The group comprised pilot Hans Bertram, co-pilot Thom, mechanic Adolph Klausmann and cameraman Alexander von Lagorio, and was intended to find potential markets for Germany's aviation industry as well as a goodwill tour visiting German communities along the route.
Spectators look up as the World Trade Center goes up in flames September 11, 2001 in New York City after two airplanes slammed into the twin towers in an alleged terrorist attack.
New oral history of "Airplane!" traces the making of the beloved parody of 1970s disaster movies. 'Airplane!' creators to tell all about their surprise 1980 hit movie at Dearborn event
The bags contained papers from Atta's studies in Germany and Egypt; Alomari's international driver's license and passport; a videocassette for a Boeing 757 flight simulator; and a folding knife and pepper spray. [23] They also contained "The Last Night" document, with instructions to the hijackers and preparations for martyrdom and death.
This is a list of aircraft shootdowns, dogfights and other incidents during wars since World War II.An aircraft shootdown occurs when an aircraft is struck by a projectile launched or fired from another aircraft or from the ground (anti-aircraft warfare) which causes the targeted aircraft to lose its ability to continue flying normally, and then subsequently crashing into land or sea, often ...