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Athens Flying Week starts Saturday at Tanagra Air Base
An aerobatics display team flies over the Acropolis on Friday during a practice flight for Athens Flying Week. The annual air show takes place on Saturday and Sunday at the Tanagra Air Base north of Athens and comprises 34 displays involving 71 pilots.
At Least 12 People Died in a Military Plane Crash in China
At least 12 people have died in a military plane crash in the Guizhou province, China's Mornings Post reported today, citing sources from the Chinese Air Force. The crash happened on Monday during a training flight, but details have been announced now.
Iranian woman skydiver looks to break down stereotypes
For Iranian parachuting enthusiast Bahareh Sassani, skydiving is “a way to prove that women are just as capable as men” -- a small step from a big height for women’s equality in her country.
Serbian and US paratroopers in joint exercise/PHOTOS, VIDEO
Participants in the Zima ("Winter") 2017 exercise, Serbian and US paratroopers, on Thursday morning practiced carrying out a parachuting assault.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the paratroopers jumped from two US C-130 aircraft that took off from the Batajnica airport.
Russian pilot heavily injured after falling 70 meters in parachute accident in Turkey's Fethiye
A Russian pilot was heavily wounded on Sept. 23 after falling 70 meters while parachuting in the Fethiye district of the Aegean province of Muğla, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
The pilot, identified as İlia Ivanov, was in the touristic town of Ölüdeniz for parachuting purposes.
Twelve American Paratroopers have gone through a Hospital after an Excercice in Romania
On Saturday, 12 US paratroopers were admitted to hospital after minor injuries suffered during a parachute jumping in Romania, the Army Times reported, quoted by Focus.
The hospital said 11 of the soldiers were enrolled on Sunday. From the hospital they added that one of the injured had hurt his spine and would remain for observation for two more days.
Russian tourist dies in parachute accident in Turkey's Fethiye
A Russian tourist died on May 5 in a parachute accident in the Aegean resort of Fethiye, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
The 26-year-old Anastasia Zakharova came to Fethiye for both vacation and parachute training. She climbed to the Babadağ Mountain at around 10:30 a.m. and made a solo jump from the 1,700 meter court.
Serbian stewardess who survived plane explosion, 10,000 meter fall in 1972 dies at 66
BELGRADE - The Guinness World Record holder for the "highest fall survived without a parachute," Vesna Vulovic, has been found dead in her apartment in Serbia. Back in 1972, the former stewardess survived a 10,160-meter fall from a plane that exploded midair.
Turkish surgeon dies in parachute accident in the French Alps
A Turkish cardiac surgeon died on Sept. 13 in a parachute accident during a wingsuit jump from the summit of a mountain in the French Alps, where he traveled on the weekend.
VIDEO: American BASE jumper dies in eastern Turkey
An American BASE jumper has died after an accident while BASE jumping from a rocky mountain in the eastern Turkish province of Erzincan on July 21.
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