aircraft
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On May 6, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, Hasna, by firing several rounds from a 20 mm cannon gun, according to Centcom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“While taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft made contact with an Air Canada aircraft,” according to the Delta statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
There was a more than 60-percent decrease in the category that includes military vehicles, aircraft, ships and trains.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo earlier said he had been informed "of the disappearance of a military aircraft with tail number NGR 931, enroute Lagos from Benin at 0913 hours earlier today".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Though the December skies were cloudy, everyone felt a little safer when they flew over the airfield to pick up their escort and found thirty-six Soviet fighter aircraft joining them in the sky.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
