plane

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The F-15E jet fighter and A-10 attack plane were the first U.S. or Israeli aircraft to be shot down in thousands of sorties flown in Iranian airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Five days later, he got on a plane to fly to Mexico for Christmas vacation, where he was sick with the flu almost the entire time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Kelly Bailey described feeling "like a criminal" after being held for eight hours without her luggage, food or water, in Istanbul and escorted on a return plane to Manchester.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The cameras measure balls and strikes from a two-dimensional plane set in the middle of home plate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

As the sun rose, a brush plane flew low over the trail.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell