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  2. 2010 Fox Glacier FU-24 crash - Wikipedia

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    The pilot had already completed nine parachuting operations that day, before stopping for lunch. [2]: 1 At 1:20pm (local time, UTC+12), after the aircraft was refuelled with about 160 litres of fuel, the pilot and passengers – four skydiving instructors and four tourists – boarded the aircraft.

  3. World Parachuting Championships - Wikipedia

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    Gold Coast Australia: 7 – 13 October: Runaway Bay — 2024: Beaufort USA: 6 – 11 October: Crystal Coast Skydiving: References. Medalists; AirSports Calendar

  4. Alaska Airlines Flight 261 - Wikipedia

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    Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, Washington, United States, with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California.

  5. The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to ... - AOL

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    The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to explore its cultural depths, too. NICOLE EVATT. February 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM. 1 / 17. Travel-Palau-Sea and Land.

  6. 1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster - Wikipedia

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    Paul Potter, an off-duty Coast Guard lieutenant at the beach near Lorain, saw the chutes deploy and ran for a telephone before the first diver hit the water. [36] Potter notified Coast Guard Station Lorain and then worked with civilian boaters to coordinate a rescue. Efforts began within minutes. [37]

  7. Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293 - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 293 was an American military charter operated on June 3, 1963, by a Northwest Orient Airlines Douglas DC-7C registered N290 the aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Alaska, resulting in the deaths of all 101 crew and passengers on board. [1]

  8. Southern California Bight - Wikipedia

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    Satellite view of the Southern California Bight in California, including the Channel Islands. The Southern California Bight stretches for about 692 km (430 mi) along the Pacific coast of North America, of which about 456 km (283 mi) is located within the United States and 236 km (147 mi) is located within Mexico.

  9. Skycoaster - Wikipedia

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    William Kitchen, founder of Sky Fun 1 Inc., and Ken Bird originally came up with the idea of the Skycoaster in 1992. [7] They wanted to find a way to let others experience the thrill of jumping out of a plane or the thrills of bungee jumping, but with the safety factor of a merry-go-round.