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Extreme Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight 321

Fear of Landing

A few seconds later, at 07:49 UTC, “all hell broke loose” as passenger Andrew Davies said to CNN. The aircraft diverted to Bangkok, where it landed safely at 08:45 UTC (15:45 local time). Flightradar24 have commented that many analyses are including the descent from 37,000 to 31,000 feet as caused by the turbulence.

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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway

Fear of Landing

The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. At 03:28 UTC, ninety minutes into the flight and on final approach to Vilnius, the aircraft crashed near Liepkalnis Hill. Vilnius International Airport serves the capital of Lithuania, located just 5.9

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Tragic: Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crashes In Kazakhstan

One Mile at a Time

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. In video footage, the plane can be seen entering a steep descent toward Aktau and even banking to the right. Given for how long the plane had been flying, was it out of fuel (I doubt it, since the angle of descent likely wouldnt be that steep)?

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Azerbaijan Airlines Jet Crashes In Kazakhstan, Downed By Russia

One Mile at a Time

J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. In video footage, the plane can be seen entering a steep descent toward Aktau and even banking to the right. While the aircraft was on approach to Aktau, it entered a steep descent and banked, crashing into the ground.

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