airliner
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A military helicopter flies in front of the Pentagon Sept. 14, 2001, in Arlington, Va., at the impact site where a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He was found not guilty but a second Libyan, Abdulbasset Al Megrahi, was convicted of playing a key role in the bombing of the American airliner.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mackay said his company believed it was the closest a civilian airliner had operated so close to winter solstice, which was on 21 June.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Qatar's royal family donated the luxury airliner last year after Trump complained about the state of the two aging Boeing 747 jets that had served as Air Force One since 1990.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
An airliner some thirty miles away reported being pelted with rocks.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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