airplane
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As the airplane began to sink, Tiffany, 68, and Boltz swam to shallow water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Newly declassified documents show that three years before 9/11, US intelligence officials were discussing the possibility that al-Qaeda "may fly an explosive airplane into a US city".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the morning of Sept. 11, he saw the second airplane hit the South Tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Recalling the model airplane sets he assembled as a child, he arranged a fish, a chicken and a duck as a collection of dissected parts on a tabletop, labeling it with instructions for reconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Dad bought me a model airplane from the gift shop, a real A-10 Thunderbolt.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
“This transaction is a win-win for Boeing and Archer,” said Brian Yutko, Boeing vice president of commercial airplanes product development, in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“This issue has not been observed on the 737 MAX fleet, but Boeing extended the inspections to 737 MAX airplanes as the model shares a similar design and build process,” the spokesperson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“But I’ve heard of people falling from airplanes and not dying,” said Francis.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
