Crashed Hudson River helicopter had no flight recorders and went down on its eighth flight of the day: NTSB

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Crashed helicopter floats in the Hudson River upside down
The helicopter crashed into the Hudson River near lower Manhattan on April 10, 2025.

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Drone-hunting helicopters are bolstering Israel and Ukraine's stretched air defenses

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An Israeli Apache AH-64 attack helicopter flies over the Mediterranean.
Helicopters are taking on some counter-drone missions in Israel and Ukraine to augment their strained air defenses. Here, an Israeli Apache AH-64 attack helicopter flies over the Mediterranean.

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A stolen helicopter crashed into a hotel in Australia, killing the pilot and somehow only minorly injuring 2 other people

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This frame grab taken from video footage provided by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on August 12, 2024, via AFPTV shows a piece of the helicopter lying on a roadside after a helicopter crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Cairns on August 12, 2024, killing the pilot and igniting a blaze on the building's roof.
A piece of the helicopter on a roadside in Cairns.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi dies in a helicopter crash caused by 'technical failures'

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Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. His sudden death leaves room for the IRGC to gain more power.

Billionaire defense entrepreneur Palmer Luckey has a collection of items worthy of a Bond villain — including helicopters, a giant fish tank, and an underground missile base filled with video games

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Crashed Iranian helicopter was US-made and may be so old it predates the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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Wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in the Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran
Wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in the Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead after helicopter crash

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a press conference concluding his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash.

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Flying a helicopter in fog can be a recipe for disaster — Kobe Bryant and now Iran's president add to a string of deaths

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant
A composite image of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant.

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A Chinese fighter jet popped flares in the path of an Australian military helicopter in an 'unsafe' Yellow Sea intercept, Canberra says

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Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows a J-10C fighter jet during the air Show 2021 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.
Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2021 shows a J-10C fighter jet during the air Show 2021 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.

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Blade is launching a luxury bus service between NYC and the Hamptons that costs from $195 one-way

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Blade helicopter
Helicopter chartering company Blade is widening its reach to include luxury bus journeys.

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