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• Clement Charpentreau
A French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D crashed near Rogéville, north of Nancy-Ochey air base, during a nighttime training mission on Oct. 20. One crew member was confirmed dead and search efforts continued for the second; the aircraft was assigned to Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne.”
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A French Air and Space Force Mirage 2000D crashed near Rogéville, north of Nancy-Ochey air base, during a nighttime training mission on Oct. 20. One crew member was confirmed dead and search efforts continued for the second; the aircraft was assigned to Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne.”
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Florida prosecutors have charged the former Cuban president in connection with the 1996 destruction of two civilian planes flown by Miami-based Cuban exiles. The charges include four counts of murder, two counts of destroying an aircraft and conspiracy to murder U.S. citizens; Castro was Cuba’s defense minister at the time.
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A joint search team concluded that the Taraia Object anomaly on Nikumaroro is organic material, not wreckage from Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra. The finding leaves the expedition without evidence that the aircraft came down on the island.
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A Dassault Falcon 50 carrying eight people, including actor Donnie Wahlberg, overran the runway at Harry Reid International Airport on Oct. 18 after an aborted takeoff, striking a perimeter fence. Everyone aboard was safe, and the incident prompted a temporary ground stop at the Las Vegas airport.
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A LATAM Airlines Peru Airbus A320 scheduled to fly from Lima to Piura emitted large flames from its left engine at Jorge Chávez International Airport on Monday, the 19th, shortly before departure. Passengers were evacuated; the articles provide no further details on injuries or the cause.
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