helicopter
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A helicopter engine fault was one factor behind the death of a Royal Navy serviceman during a training exercise, an investigation has concluded.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A military helicopter flies in front of the Pentagon Sept. 14, 2001, in Arlington, Va., at the impact site where a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
They were flown by helicopter to the nearby city of Skardu, then on to the capital Islamabad and finally, home to their families.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The helicopter he was on, hired by Rasuwagadhi, was unable to land at the location of the project, which was a muddy wasteland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He was scared, though he refused every offer of a car or helicopter ride down the mountain and out to safety.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rescuers are still searching for survivors and the dead, while helicopters ferry food and medicine to those left with nothing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Justice Secretary Neil Gray said helicopters were an important firefighting tool, but not a "silver bullet"
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to Cal Fire, around 3,000 personnel, scores of engines, helicopters, dozers and other equipment are being used to battle the fires, with “numerous” air tankers from throughout the state flying fire suppression missions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Just a mucky photo of the ship belching smoke while Brian Hanrahan described how survivors were rescued by HMS Arrow or Sea King helicopters.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Mass opposition and a coup briefly deposed him, but after three days under guard on a military island, he helicoptered back to Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Instead, they recommended that Nusslock be helicoptered to UC San Francisco for an abortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
On the couple’s 10-year anniversary, they helicoptered to the emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, then to a tubular iceberg where the client finally proposed.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
The British-Thai driver was helicoptered to Coventry hospital but released later on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2022
We next boarded a small Air Force plane, flew to JFK Airport, and were then helicoptered into Manhattan.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
While the Kraken carefully monitored this summer’s No. 4 overall pick, Shane Wright, in camp to ensure he felt comfortable and not overburdened, there wasn’t quite the same helicoptering with Beniers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
He tumbled out of bounds at nearly 60 miles per hour, his skis helicoptering into the netting on one side of the slope.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
“Your moral stature is actually enhanced the more persecuted you are or want to be. It’s a generation of overparenting, protecting children from every conceivable harm, helicoptering over them and infantilizing them.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
Or in a game this season against Denver, when he lunged toward the goal line, absorbing multiple hits to the chest and helmet before helicoptering into the end zone.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2020
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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