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Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont Four Connecticut residents killed in a small plane crash in Vermont as they returned home from a luncheon have been identified. The Vermont State Police said the incident occurred in Addison County, Vermont, in Ferrisburgh on Sunday, Sept. 8. The victims, whose bodies were recovered on Monday, Sept. 9, have been identified as: Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland County  Frank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London County  Susan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex County  Delilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County . Middletown Po…
'Crew Is Vomiting:' Listen To Soundbite From Flight Diverted To VA Airport Due To Medical Issue 'Crew Is Vomiting:' Listen To Soundbite From Flight Diverted To VA Airport Due To Medical Issue
'Crew Is Vomiting:' Listen To Soundbite From Flight Diverted To VA Airport Due To Medical Issue "We need to get this plane on the ground ASAP." A soundbite from a Boston-bound flight briefly diverted to a Virginia airport over the weekend due to a customer experiencing a medical issue has been released. And it's not pretty. The incident happened on Flight UA2477, which departed Houston on Sunday, July 28, a United Airlines spokesman said.  While United did say a medical issue suffered by a passenger caused a quick diversion to Washington-Dulles Airport in Loudoun and Fairfax counties, the airline did not specify the nature of the episode. A soundbite from someone on the f…
Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash
Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash A major New York tech company founder who blasted into space with actor William Shatner last month was aboard a small plane that crashed in New Jersey, killing him and a local flight instructor, authorities confirmed Friday, Nov 12. Glen M. De Vries, age 49, of New York City, and Thomas P. Fischer, age 54, of Hopatcong, New Jersey, were both aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that crashed in a wooded area of a state park near Lake Kemah around 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, according to New Jersey State Police spokeswoman Brandi Slota and the FAA. The plane had been reported missing nearly an …