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Two Russian pilots killed in helicopter downing in Syria
Two Russian pilots have been killed after their military helicopter was shot down by fighters of so-called Islamic State, the Russian military is quoted as saying by local media. The Syrian Mi-25 helicopter flown by Riafagat Khabibulin and Yevgeny Dolgin was brought down east of the ancient city of Palmyra on Friday. It was...
Air France: Pilots’ strike hits Euro 2016
The French national airline has asked passengers to check their flight status before travelling, as a pilots' strike coinciding with Euro 2016 caused it to cancel some flights. About a quarter of Air France pilots were on strike but the company said more than 80% of flights went ahead. Some Paris-Marseille flights were...
Two men killed in Yorkshire plane crash named as trainee RAF pilots
TWO pilots who died when their light aircraft crashed to the ground in North Yorkshire on Saturday have been named as trainee RAF pilots. Police tonight revealed the tragic students were Cameron James Forster, 21, from Sussex, and Ajvir Singh Sandhu, 25, from Essex. North Yorkshire Police identified the pair two days after they...