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Tuesday the 11th of August, 2026 Here are the stories for today... Of note, not often you hear of an airport closure due to a "lack of available firefighting equipment." but it's happened in Wabush, Labrador, Canada... Be safe out there! Tom -- Flights at Wabush airport grounded due to lack of firefighting equipment, airline…

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Monday the 10th of August, 2026 We start the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom -- Emergency return: 200 passengers evacuate Delta flight in Atlanta By Rey Llerena and Ella Talmadge - FOX 5 Atlanta The Brief A Delta flight from Atlanta to Orlando made an emergency return Saturday morning…

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Friday the 7th of August, 2026 We close this week with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom -- Jet attempting to land during thunderstorm ends up in field, NC officials say By Mark Price A jet carrying two people left the runway and skidded across a field while trying to land during a…

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Thursday the 6th of August, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Airplane Crash Lands In Riverside County, Firefighters Handle Leaking Fuel Emergency responders rushed to the field where a small aircraft made an emergency landing. By Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff LAKE MATHEWS, CA — A small aircraft crash-landed…

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Wednesday the 5th of August, 2026 Your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Air India Phuket-Delhi flight drops 300 feet mid-air, 17 injured According to Pilot-in-Command, 10 passengers and two cabin crew members were injured, with one person reported to be seriously hurt. S Lalitha NEW DELHI: A total of 17 people, including…

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Tuesday the 4th of August, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Southwest flight had nose gear issue while landing at Midway airport, airline says By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team and Lissette Nuñez CHICAGO (WLS) -- Passengers described the bumpy landing at Chicago Midway International Airport on Monday. Chopper…

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Monday the 3rd of August, 2026 New week, new month. Here are the stories to kick them off... Be safe out there! Tom -- Marine F-35 involved in fiery mishap at Miramar base in California; pilot ejects safely By Gary Warner - Stars and Stripes An F-35B Lightning II jet crashed and burned at Marine Air…

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Friday the 31st of July, 2026 We close out the week and the month of July with the following stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom -- Two hospitalized after small plane crashes on Layton highway by Derick Fox & Anneka Johns, KUTV LAYTON, Utah (KUTV) — Two people were taken to the hospital early Friday morning…

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Thursday the 30th of July, 2026 Your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- 3 dead in plane crash near McCarthy By Hannah Lee and Lars Hanson ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Three people are dead following a plane crash near McCarthy, according to Alaska State Troopers.  The first report came in Monday evening around…

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Wednesday the 29th of July, 2026 These are the stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Newly Refurbished Twin Otter Veers off Runway at Fitiuta Airport; One Injured By Staff Reporter A Samoa Airways Twin Otter aircraft that cost tens of millions to refurbish veered off the runway after landing at Fitiuta Airport…

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Tuesday the 28th of July, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Military helicopter crashes during training near Opp by: Richard Everett DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A military helicopter with three pilots from Fort Rucker crashed near Opp Monday afternoon. Blake Turman, the sheriff of Covington County, confirmed that a…

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Monday the 27th of July, 2026 We start the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom -- A fire broke out in the overhead luggage compartment after a flight landed. The crew extinguished the fire in time. Airport fire department reported that a power bank carried by a passenger spontaneously combusted;…

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Friday the 24th of July, 2026 We close out this week with these stories... Have a safe weekend! Tom -- San Juan Islands plane crash: Kenmore Air floatplane crashes near Sucia Island A Kenmore Air floatplane made an emergency landing and then caught fire near Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands, in Washington State…

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Thursday the 23rd of July, 2026 Had a great time at KOSH yesterday! While there I stumbled upon this rig presumably heading to SEA-TAC soon. Now here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- 68 passengers escape death as Enugu Air crash lands in Benin Suyi Ayodele No fewer than 68…

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Wednesday the 22nd of July, 2026 Early report today as I'm off to KOSH for my annual dose of aviation madness! Here are your stories... Be safe out there! Tom -- Helicopter crashes near Fitztown Richard R. Barron | The Ada News An aerial applications (crop duster) helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon on County Road 1630…

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Tuesday the 21st of July, 2026 Here are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom - Small plane lands on top of Fulshear-area home; pilot taken to the hospital, Texas DPS says By Lileana Pearson FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A pilot was taken to the hospital after landing on top of…

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Monday the 20th of July, 2026 We start the new week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom -- #2 Engine Fire on USMC MV-22 Osprey at Mesa Gateway A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft caught fire on the ground at Mesa Gateway Airport on July 19, officials report. Atlantic TV…

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Friday the 17th of July, 2026 We close out this week with the following stories... Be safe out there! Tom -- An aircraft crashes at Saint-Hubert airport Maxime Deland A plane reportedly crashed late Thursday afternoon at Saint-Hubert Airport, on Montreal's South Shore. The aircraft then caught fire. The crash reportedly occurred shortly after 4…

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Thursday the 16th of July, 2026 Your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Helicopter crashes in eastern Iowa field during crop spraying by: Natasha Keicher JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa — A helicopter crashed in a field in rural Johnson County Wednesday night. The Tiffin Fire Department said it responded to a report of an aircraft that…

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Wednesday the 15th of July, 2026 These are your stories for today... Be safe out there! Tom -- Pilot killed in plane crash near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County By Sam Kosmas and Isabel Soisson The Brief A 78-year-old Virginia man was killed Tuesday morning when his single-engine plane crashed near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania…

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