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Also on board were Kirkwood's business partner, George Meyer, 38, a commercial pilot who had flown B-29 bombers in World War II, and actress Ann Russell, 24. Immediately after a 5:00 p.m. takeoff (which eyewitnesses called "poor") from Lockheed Air Terminal (now Hollywood Burbank Airport ) in Burbank , the plane's engine began to sputter and ...
Crash site Cause/circumstances Aaliyah: United States 2001 Actress, singer, and model Cessna 402: Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas Maximum takeoff weight of airplane substantially exceeded, pilot under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. [1] Michael J. Adams: United States 1967 test pilot X-15 Flight 3-65-97: Randsburg, California ...
American actress Rebecca Broussard, 38, assaulted a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant on a June 22, 2002, flight from Los Angeles to London after being refused further alcoholic drinks, forcing the pilot to divert to Winnipeg, Canada, for her to be taken off.
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
Ellen Jane Froman (November 10, 1907 – April 22, 1980) was an American actress and singer. During her thirty-year career, she performed on stage, radio, and television despite chronic health problems due to injuries sustained in a 1943 plane crash. Her life story was told in the 1952 film With a Song in My Heart.
Russell’s mother, Patsy Lynn, is also a country singer, and she was named after Loretta’s late best friend and country music legend, Patsy Cline, who died at 30 in a plane crash in 1963. Lynn ...
He is believed to have either died as a prisoner of war after his aircraft was downed over Haiphong, North Vietnam, or to have died in the crash of his plane. [268] 7 June 1967 James P. Brady: 59 Saskatchewan, Canada Brady, a Canadian Metis leader, and Cree friend Abraham Halkett disappeared while on a prospecting trip in northern Saskatchewan ...
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