Today in News History
On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1909, Donald Sinclair, English lieutenant and businessman (died 1981) was born. In 1938, Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. In 1939, Phil Kelly, Irish-English footballer and manager (died 2012) was born. In 1942, World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. In 1974, An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board. In 1985, An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. In 1985, Fernando Pereira, Dutch photographer (born 1950) passed away. In 1991, A Beechcraft Model 99 crashes near Birmingham Municipal Airport (now Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport) in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 13 of the 15 people on board. In 2006, A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. In 2024, Joe Engle, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1932) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Ryanair passenger ‘almost sucked out of broken window at 20,000 ft’
Passengers saved a man in his 60s after grabbing him by the legs on a flight between Greece and Germany
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