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Sitting in the cockpit of a helicopter hovering off the Pacific Ocean in Southern California Friday, I suddenly felt disoriented. I quickly looked over my right shoulder. "Oh, my God," I thought.
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least 11 people ...
Vice President Kamala Harris' neighborhood of Brentwood in Los Angeles was ordered to evacuate Tuesday night as wildfires continue to blaze in the area, her spokesperson said.
It is home to the Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Division which is the largest metropolitan police aviation unit in the U.S. with 16 helicopters. The Piper Technical Center is also used as a parking lot for the LAPD motor pool including marked and unmarked units, vans, buses, motorcycles, and the V-100 SWAT armored cars.
An LAPD helicopter circles over a skate park in the city and orders people leave or face arrest on Saturday. Video shows the helicopter circling and a voice over the tannoy saying: "The park is ...
Until 1996, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) operated eight helicopters, including three MD-500s and five Bell OH-58s. [5] The MPDC had heliports in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th police districts. [1] The helicopters were sold after budget cuts; the MPDC used National Park Service helicopters as needed.
5 August 1984 - A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 crashed into a marsh near Zia International Airport (now Shahjalal International Airport) in Dhaka, Bangladesh while landing in poor weather. [8] With a total death toll of 49 people, it is the deadliest aviation disaster to occur on Bangladeshi soil and also the airline's worst accident. [9]
The Franklin fire had extended to nearly 4,000 acres and was just 7% contained Wednesday morning, according to Cal Fire.. Fire officials say that at least seven structures were destroyed.Photos ...