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Human Remains, Plane Wreckage Trapped in Ice for Decades Released by Receding Glaciers in Switzerland

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Last week a plane was discovered on the Aletsch glacier in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, which had crashed more than half a century ago. While the bodies had been found at the time of the plane crash, the actual plane could not be recovered due to a lack of appropriate equipment 54 years ago. The plane had crashed on […]

Julia Schneemann | August 12, 2022
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Photo Tour: Seattle, WA to Anchorage, AK—The Most Scenic Plane Ride in the World(?)

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Photos from February 1, 2021 Face mask on, negative COVID test in hand—I flew from Salt Lake City to Seattle and then to Anchorage, Alaska today. The Seattle to Anchorage leg of the journey could have been the most mind-boggling flight I’ve ever taken. I was staring out the window taking pictures for […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | February 2, 2021
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Chile Air Force Plane With 38 Onboard Heading to Antarctica Missing in Notorious Drake’s Passage

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Chile’s air force lost radio contact with a transport plane en-route to Antarctica carrying 38 people on Monday evening, and authorities indicated several hours later that they were not optimistic about the aircraft’s fate, reports the AP. The C-130 Hercules was carrying 17 crew members and 21 passengers, including three civilians. The personnel were going to check on a floating […]

SnowBrains | December 11, 2019
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A Plane Got Stuck In A Zipline Cable On Friday In South Africa | Occupants Were Stuck 300+ Feet Off The Ground

On September 28th, 2018, two occupants of a small aircraft had to be rescued after their plane got caught up in a 2km long zip-line cable. The incident occurred on Pilanesberg, a mountain in northwestern South Africa. Thankfully, the plane got hung up on the cable, which allowed the pair to walk away with only minor injuries. Local authorities utilized air rescue […]

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SnowBrains | October 2, 2018
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Missing Plane Southwest of Lake Tahoe

With the conclusion of this weekend’s atmospheric river (Donner pass recorded almost 9″ of rain), the search has resumed for a missing plane in the eastern Sierra Nevada. The plane, in transit from Idaho to Sacramento, was last recorded on Saturday night in a remote, rugged area southwest of Lake Tahoe. El Dorado County authorities were alerted when the plane failed […]

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Sergei Poljak | October 18, 2016
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Friday Fun: Steve Aoki’s Crazy Aerobatic Flight with Kirby Chambliss

Ever wonder what it feels like to be in an aerobatic plane with questionably the best pilot in the world? Producer Steve Aoki got to experience this firsthand through the world of RedBull.  Apparently if you’re sponsored by them, they actually do give you wings! Kirby’s maneuvers are mind blowing, it literally doesn’t even make sense how he pulls out […]

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Keenan Grady | May 20, 2016
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VIDEO: RedBull Chain Reaction | Moab, UT

Need your daily dose of awesome?   Check out this flick produced by RedBull that displays 8 different disciplines of flight in one relatively uncut clip around the Moab area.   This pretty much seems to be the pinnacle of the “amount of fun you could have in one afternoon with some buddies”. Imagine calling a few of your friends […]

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Keenan Grady | May 17, 2016
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Skier Clipped by Plane, Suffers “Near Amputation”

A Polish woman was seriously injured Thursday when she was hit by a plane careening down the slopes of Avoriaz in the French Alps. The ski-equipped Jodel single-prop plane failed to take off from a snowy high-altitude runway near the ski area, and the pilot was unable to stop the plane as it slid into resort bounds. The plane skirted a group of children and slid under a chairlift before clipping a 55 year old Polish woman with its propeller, almost completely severing her hand. Emergency services reported that she suffered a “near […]

ameliatraynor | March 16, 2015
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