Beechcraft 1900
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
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Beechcraft 1900
A chartered Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing 20 people.
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American Eagle Flight 5342 collided mid-air with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk operated by the United States Army and crashed into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people onboard both aircraft.
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