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Email Updated February 20, 2018 20:50:52 Related Story: Young team of Aussies on the rise at Winter Olympics Related Story: An Aussie medal hope missed the final. His rival crashed after landing, but still won silver Related Story: Belle Brockhoff conquers serious injury to compete at Pyeongchang Olympics Map: Korea, Republic Of The Winter Olympics is full of skilled athletes pulling off spectacular feats, winning gold and glory for their countries.But it doesn't always go quite so smoothly — competing on hard ice and snow can take its toll, breaking bones and tearing ligaments.Here are some of the worst injuries from this year in Pyeongchang.Aimee Fuller Photo: Aimee Fuller falls while competing in Pyeongchang. (Reuters: Mike Blake) Team GB's Aimee Fuller suffered two slip-ups in her quest for big air glory.Her first fall in the qualifying round saw her place second last after failing to make a jump.But her second time did not end better — after attempting … [Read more...] about Winter Olympics: Look back on some of the worst crashes and wipeouts so far

        An expedition by the Dogra Scouts has recovered parts of an Indian Air Force AN-12 transport aircraft that crashed in the icy mountains of Himachal Pradesh 51 years ago, killing all 102 people on board, the Indian Army said on Sunday.The Western Command launched an operation on July 26 to recover the mortal remains of over 90 missing soldiers who were onboard the AN-12 BL-534 aircraft which went missing over the Rohtang Pass in Kullu district on February 7, 1968.After 13 days of rigorous search and recovery operation in the Dhaka Glacier at an altitude of 5,240 metres, the team recovered parts of the aircraft like the aero engine, fuselage, electric circuits, propeller, fuel tank unit, air brake assembly and a cockpit door, it said in a statement.Personal belongings of passengers were also recovered.The search area, including location of recoveries, has been mapped for future reference, the Army said.The expedition was joined by a team of Indian Air … [Read more...] about IAF aircraft parts recovered 51 years after crash

Santiago: The Chilean Air Force reported on Monday the disappearance of one of its cargo planes that was headed to a base in Antarctica with 38 people on board. The Hercules C130 aircraft took off at 4:55 pm (1955 GMT) from the southern city of Punta Arenas and operators lost contact with it shortly after 6:00 pm. "On board the C130 Hercules are 38 people, of which 17 are crew members of the aircraft and 21 are passengers," the Air Force said in a statement. A state of alert was declared after communication with plane was lost, and a search and rescue team was activated. The aircraft was traveling to perform logistical support tasks for the maintenance of Chilean facilities at the Antarctic base. Get the best of News18 delivered to your inbox - subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what's happening in the world around you – in real time. air forceaircraftchilemilitary … [Read more...] about Chilean Military Plane, Headed to Antarctica with 38 on Board, Goes Missing

1520: Martin Luther publicly burns the Papal Bull excommunicating him from Roman Catholic Church. 1845: The first pneumatic tyres are patented by British civil engineer Robert Thompson. 1859: Northern NSW is proclaimed as separate colony under the name Queensland. 1868: The world’s first traffic lights begin operation off London’s Parliament Square. 1878: Ned Kelly gang robs bank at Euroa, Victoria, of 2000 pounds. 1896: Alfred Nobel, Swedish industrialist and inventor of dynamite, dies. He used his wealth to found the Nobel prizes. 1902: The original Aswan Dam, built by the British to control the Nile floods, is completed. 1919: Brothers Captain Ross Smith and Lieutenant Keith Smith arrive in Darwin after flying from England to win a prize of 10,000 pounds offered by the Australian government for the first flight by Australians from England to Australia. Brothers Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith.Source:Supplied 1936: King Edward VIII of Britain abdicates with the intention … [Read more...] about Today in history, December 10: King Edward VIII abdicates throne

U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s Oldsmobile sedan veered off a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, an extension of the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard off the Massachusetts coast, and plunged into a moonlit pond 50 years ago Thursday. His passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. Kennedy, 37, survived, but his presidential ambitions did not. The Massachusetts Democrat waited 10 hours to report the accident to police, and the “whys?” dogged him for the rest of his days. Half a century later, what did and didn’t happen on Chappaquiddick Island on July 18, 1969, continues to fascinate and frustrate America. It comes in the same week as the 20th anniversary of the death of John F Kennedy Junior, who died in a private plane crash along with Carolyn Bessette, reigniting public interest in the family dubbed ‘America’s royals’. “Every time there’s an anniversary, it’s like it happened yesterday,” Leslie Leland, … [Read more...] about ‘Justice wasn’t served’: Kennedy Chappaquiddick saga looms large in America 50 years on