Yuri Gagarin's YAK-18
The name 'Yuri' is quite common in Russia. But most of us heard it and had it firmly fixed in our minds by this century's greatest feat in space flight — the first and up to date, only orbital flight.
Above is Yuri Gagarin's YAK-18 on which he as ...
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Sabena Boeing 707 Airplane Crash
One of the engines of the Sabena Boeing 707 jet airliner which crashed just outside Brussels international airport recently, lying buried in the earth at the spot where a farm-worker was killed when the plane descended into the field in which he w...
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Agra Plane Crash
The wreckage of the plane that crashed on 11th, 33 miles from Agra, India, which killed eighteen including two Sri Lankan students. (A picture showing the hand-over of the students' remains is on page 7).
Bottom text: Some of the people who gathe...
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Sabena Boeing 707 Airplane Crash
The wreckage of the Sabena Airlines' Boeing 707 jetliner which crashed recently covering a wooded field on the outskirts of Brussels Airport. Seventy three people died in the crash, including all 18 members of the U. S. Figure skating team, on the...
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The Wreckage of RCyAF Jet Provost
This is the wreckage of the RCyAF Jet Provost CJ 703 that crashed on Monday into a coconut grove on the fringe of the Katunayake air-field killing its pilot.
In the foreground is a lone airman keeping watch to ensure that no evidence is tampered w...
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Agra Plane Crash
The wreckage of the night mall Viscount which crashed near Agra on Wednesday is strewn over a wide area and the engines created a big crater in the bajra fields...
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Air Florida Plane Crash
Was icing a factor in the crash of this Air Florida plane in January?
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Bodies in SLAF Hangar
The bodies of 147 air crash victims wrapped in cloth and mats lying in a Sri Lanka Air Force hangar.
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