Accidents/ Crashes

Air Americas 

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II Aircraft Cashes in North Carolina, Pilot Ejects Safely

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Attack aircraft, Ground-attack aircraft, MCAS Cherry Point, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

A U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier II combat aircraft crashed near Havelock in Craven County, North Carolina at around

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Europe Naval 

German Navy Type 212A Submarine, U-36, Runs Aground While Departing Norwegian Navy Base

May 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Diesel-electric submarine (SSK), German Navy, Germany, Haakonsvern Naval Base, Norway, Submarine, Type 212 SSK

A German Navy Type 212A submarine, U-36 (S186), ran aground while departing the Royal Norwegian Navy base of Haakonsvern, around

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Air Americas 

Air National Guard F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes into Warehouse in California, Pilot Ejects Safely

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Air National Guard (ANG), Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-16, March Air Reserve Base, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), South Dakota Air National Guard (SD ANG), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

An Air National Guard F-16 fighter aircraft crashed into a warehouse near the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County,

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Air Americas 

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Crash in September Caused Due to Defective Fuel Tube: GAO Report

May 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The crash of the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft near Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)

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Air Asia-Pacific 

U.S. Navy Concludes Support to Search and Recovery Efforts for Crashed Japanese F-35A Aircraft

May 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, CURV-21, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Pacific Ocean, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A U.S. Navy salvage team aboard a contracted vessel completed its mission supporting search and recovery operations with the Japan

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Air Americas 

U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk Trainer Aircraft Crashes at Naval Air Station Kingsville

May 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk, NAS Kingsville, Trainer aircraft, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

A U.S. Navy T-45C Goshawk trainer aircraft crashed at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, at 2:38 p.m. on Friday, May

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Japan Recovers Debris of Flight Data Recorder From Crashed F-35 Stealth Fighter Aircraft

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Japan, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Pacific Ocean

Japan said on Tuesday that it had recovered debris of the flight data recorder from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force

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Europe Misc 

Albanian Soldier Killed, 2 Injured in Accidental Explosion at Latvia’s NATO base

May 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Ādaži Military Base, Albania, Albanian Armed Forces, Latvia, NATO

An Albanian Armed Forces soldier lost her life and two others were injured by accidental ordnance explosion during combat training

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Air Americas 

Venezuelan Air Force AS532 Cougar Helicopter Crashes Near Caracas, 7 Killed

May 5, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Eurocopter AS532 Cougar, Helicopter, Venezuela, Venezuelan Air Force

A Venezuelan Air Force AS532 Cougar military helicopter crashed outside Caracas in the early hours of May 4 killing all

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Asia-Pacific Misc 

Sailor Killed in Fire Abroad Indian Navy’s Sole Operational Aircraft Carrier, INS Vikramaditya

May 3, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Aircraft Carrier, India, Indian Navy (IN), INHS Patanjali, INS Kadamba, INS Vikramaditya

A sailor was killed in a fire abroad the Indian Navy’s sole operational aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, when it was

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