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
On the morning of Sept. 11, he saw the second airplane hit the South Tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Miami Dade Fire Rescue said crews "arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
GKN Aerospace, based in the United Kingdom, is a major international manufacturer of airplane parts, with plants in 12 countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Traveling upon the peach was not in the least like traveling in an airplane.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
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
The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A Boeing spokesperson said that the company has been working with aircraft operators over the past six years after identifying the issue on 737 New Generation airplanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
More than 45 percent of women worked outside the home during the war, producing ammunition, building ships and airplanes, driving trains, and nursing the wounded.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
