Two Boeing airliners 737-800 were involved in two separate air disasters on the same day in Torp of Norway and Muan of South Korea. While Muan aircrash led to 47 deaths so far, none was injured in the bellylanding at Torp. Incidentally, both incidents happened ont the same day.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was one of two refurbished U.S. Air Force aircraft handed over to the Philippines, Washington's oldest treaty ally in Asia, as part of military assistance this year.