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9-Month-Old Afghan Baby Dies After Evacuation Flight To Philadelphia 9-Month-Old Afghan Baby Dies After Evacuation Flight To Philadelphia
9-Month-Old Afghan Baby Dies After Evacuation Flight To Philadelphia A 9-month-old baby girl on an evacuation flight from Afghanistan to Philadelphia died Wednesday night, city officials confirmed. The baby suffered a medical emergency on the flight and was unresponsive when the plane landed just after 9:15 p.m., according to USCustom and Border Protection told ABC News. The girl was pronounced dead at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  Due to her age, the baby's death is being investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victims Unit.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet
Pilot Killed In PA Plane Crash ID'd As Air Force Vet The pilot who died in a plane crash Friday at a Pennsylvania airport has been identified as a 50-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran. Andy Travnicek was heading north in a T-6 Texan when the plane suddenly veered to the left and crashed into the grass and caught fire at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport around 12:35 p.m. Travnicek, the sole occupant of the air craft, was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a commercial airline pilot and a certified flight instructor. The plane was part of the GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team, which flies World War II-era aircrafts. …

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by Cecilia Levine