21.   A Cuban commercial aircraft burst in flames and crashed Saturday during takeoff from Quito, Ecuador, authorities said.

22.   A city bus hijacked by a gunman crashed during a police chase through downtown Wednesday.

23.   A floating derrick has been brought in to recover the wreck of a British jet that crashed during an air show, killing its seven-man crew.

24.   A German army helicopter crashed Monday during a training flight, killing three soldiers and damaging three houses, one of which was nearly destroyed, authorities said.

25.   A German pilot and his French passenger died Monday when their U.S.-registered plane crashed during take-off from an airport in the southern Algarve region.

26.   A Dutch father and son died Sunday when their ultralight aircraft crashed during a landing attempt outside the small central Spanish town of Fuentemilanos, news reports said.

27.   A hydroplane crashed during a Formula One boat race on the Pamlico River on Sunday, killing the driver.

28.   A Jordanian plane crashed during an acrobatic maneuver at an air show, killing at least nine people as it showered horrified onlookers with flaming debris.

29.   A fighter jet crashed Monday during a training exercise in central Greece, but the two airmen aboard successfully ejected, officials said.

30.   A Canadian air force fighter plane crashed Wednesday during a training mission, and after a daylong search for the missing pilot the military declared he had been killed.