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Key Takeaways:

  • Two separate aviation accidents occurred: a fatal Indonesian C-130 crash on Java and a mid-air collision off Long Beach, California.
  • Aviation records were set, including Chalkie Stobbart's solo round-trip flight between London and Cape Town and Kris Maynard's high fuel efficiency in his Husky.
  • NATO minesweepers launched a search off Malta for a Gloster Gladiator biplane shot down in 1940.
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An Indonesian C-130 crashed on the island of Java Wednesday morning with 112 people on board, 68 died…

A Cessna 172 and Cessna 310 collided in midair above the ocean off Long Beach, Calif., on Monday, three people were killed…

Chalkie Stobbart, of South Africa, broke a record set in 1939 for a solo round-trip flight between London and Cape Town in a single-engine airplane…

NATO minesweepers have launched a seabed search off Malta for the remains of a Gloster Gladiator biplane that was shot down in July 1940…

Flying low and slow, Indiana pilot Kris Maynard got 25.26 mpg during a 15-hour flight in his Husky.

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