Pilots of American Airlines Flight 5342 attempted to avoid a mid-air collision with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River but failed, resulting in both aircraft plummeting and the loss of all ...

The hero pilots of the doomed American Airlines jet made a last ditch bid to save their passengers just ... that is typically where the altitude of both aircraft were at the moment.' ...

As Captain Jonathan Campos and First Officer Samuel Lilley hurtled 140mph towards the military helicopter, they made a last ditch attempt to save everyone onboard, data records show. At 8.47pm ET on ...

The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington ... who said that he has piloted aircraft into Reagan National more than a hundred times. Investigators are likely to focus ...

His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A US Navy pilot's quick reaction saved himself and his aircraft from a crash in the Indian Ocean after a "catastrophic failure" occurred ...

The theaters of World War II were swarming with notable aircraft, but Germany really ... the late 1930s and even used them to shoot down German pilots when they crossed into Swiss airspace.