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Glider Pilot in Fatal Accident Accused of Swallowing Evidence

Authorities are trying to determine why a hang gliding instructor appears to have swalled his camera’s memory card after his passenger plunged hundreds of feet to her death.

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Pilot Mistakes Venus for Oncoming Aircraft, Sends Plane Into Nosedive

A fatigued and groggy Air Canada co-pilot mistook Venus for an oncoming aircraft and slammed the control stick forward, sending the plane into a momentary dive that injured 16 passengers.

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Video: Plane Makes Dramatic Wheel-Free Landing in Poland

A flight from Newark, New Jersey to Poland with 230 people onboard made an emergency crash landing at Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin International airport on Tuesday after an apparent problem with the aircraft’s landing gear.

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Terrifying Video: Plane Crashes into Crowd at Nevada Air Show, Killing 9 and Injuring 56

An air race turned deadly in Reno, Nev. Friday when a plane nosedived into the stands, killing spectators and the pilot.

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Skull Found at Pearl Harbor May Belong to Japanese Pilot

Almost 70 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, an excavation crew may have found the skull of a Japanese pilot who died in action.

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Want to Be an Astronaut? Virgin Galactic Has a Job Opening For You

If your idea of dream job includes blasting to the edge of space, floating weightlessly for a few minutes and gliding back home, then this job offer is for you. (via Techland)

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Scientists Try to Solve Amelia Earhart Mystery Through Her Saliva

Scientists are attempting to create a genetic profile for Amelia Earhart through her saliva — taken from letter seals — to determine if a bone fragment found in 2009 does belong to the missing aviator.

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Hero Pilot Pulls Out the Stops to Help Grandpa Reach Funeral: 2011′s Most Heartwarming Travel Story?

The most important trips aren’t about getting somewhere. They’re about getting to someone. (via Elliott.org)

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Scientists Find Clues Behind the Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance

A tiny sliver of bone found on an island off the South Pacific may finally solve the riddle of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance 73 years ago.

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Is Your Pilot Napping in the Air?

Could sleeping on the job make your flight safer?