aircraft
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The report identified losses to the American fleet, including four F-15s fighters destroyed, one F-35 fighter damaged, seven KC-135 tanker aircraft damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Smartwings operates a fleet of 49 aircraft offering regular flights to 80 destinations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Approximately 140 miles away from the Pentagon's memorial to the 9/11 attacks, is the site where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed that day after passengers attempted to regain control of the aircraft from hijackers.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
No one knew whether another aircraft might be coming or whether the attack was over, but they went anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
On a foggy night in England in February 1941, twenty-two British bomber aircraft crashed after returning from a combat mission.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
