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Stealth Crash Pushes Accident Rate Higher

(Nov. 18) -- It will likely be months before the Air Force identifies an exact cause for this week's crash of its most advanced stealth fighter, but one thing is certain: The loss will push the aircraft's already high accident rate even higher. Even before Tuesday's crash in Alaska, the Air Force's stealthy fighter -- the...

Plane Crashes in Alaska's Denali Park, Sparks Wildfire

(Aug. 2) -- Federal investigators headed to Alaska's Denali National Park today to probe a cargo plane crash that apparently killed three people and sparked a small wildfire. The large, multi-engine cargo plane crashed Sunday afternoon into the southern slope of Mount Healy, the National Park Service said. The impact was...

4 Killed in Fiery Crash of Air Force C-17 in Alaska

(July 29) -- Four crew members have died after their military cargo plane crashed in a fireball during a practice run in Alaska for an upcoming air show, the Air Force reported today. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft, a massive four-engine jet known as one of the most advanced cargo aircraft in the world, was assigned to the...