On June 6, 1944, 22-year-old Victor Nelson was the eighth paratrooper to jump in the blackness covering the coastline of ...

Passenger Fred Savinkoff told the Seattle Times in a story published Dec. 24, 1950: “I thought we were coming down for a landing. I looked out the window and saw trees. I ducked my head and just ...

He recalls fear only after landing. “When you see how many holes ... Later he became a paratrooper and took part in the invasion of Italy. In September 1944 he was dropped into the Battle ...

El became a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. "I have over 30 something jumps," he says. "But we did search and rescue." El points out the wings on his uniform from an ...

Cheers erupted from the crowd as the first 10 of 189 paratroopers jumped from 1,500 feet above Lake Dora on Saturday and splashed into the lake together. Among those cheering were U.S. Army veteran ...

This is Gamilaroi elder Aunty Rhonda Ashby's country, but she is worried significant parts of it — including culturally modified trees — are disappearing due to agricultural expansion.

In the past two days, Ukrainian paratroopers from the Polissia 95th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed 28 units of Russian military hardware and killed in action over 100 enemy troops while repelling ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A Qantas flight headed to Brisbane had to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after a suspected engine failure. Qantas flight QF520 ...

Around 1,000 members of 16 Air Assault Brigade, including paratroopers, infantry and support units, left RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on three overnight flights. The troops, who are mainly from ...

A passenger plane departing from Sydney, Australia, experienced engine failure on Friday, causing the aircraft to circle before making a safe emergency landing, Qantas reported on X ...