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Central Illinois Proud3d
Remembering the ‘Redbird 7’ a decade later
On Monday morning, the Illinois State Redbird community honored the lives of the ‘Redbird 7.’ On this day a decade ago, seven ...
The Pantagraph3d
'A very somber day': Redbird community remembers plane crash victims, 10 years later
Ten years after a plane carrying seven Bloomington-Normal-area men crashed and killed all aboard, memories of the Redbird ...
The Associated Press6d
Sourcing on Alaska seaplane crash and tale of survival nets AP multiple scoops
Mark Thiessen set out to write a story of survival about a pilot who had spent a night perched on the wing of his plane after ...
MotorBiscuit9d
Father, 2 daughters, survive brutal night on floating plane wing after Alaska lake crash (video)
The Kenai community rallied to search for survivors. The Morrises’ family friend, Scott Holmes made a Facebook post to raise ...
WTHR13d
Pilot under investigation after plane crashes into icy Alaskan lake with two young daughters aboard
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed ...
Action News Jax14d
Alaska plane crash: Pilot wasn’t authorized to have passengers, officials say
More information is coming out about the plane crash in Alaska, where a plane ended up partially submerged in a frozen lake. Officials said that the pilot of the plane was still a student and was ...