The men have described how the plane,with a full tank of fuel,had engine trouble off the Queensland coast and was unable to make it back to land.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk paid tribute to the crew,who were helping fight bushfires in the state.
Joseph David Emerson was being held on 83 counts each of attempted murder and reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft after the incident.
Under clear blue skies,it should have been a perfect day for a skydive – but moments after taking off from Barwon Heads Airport,those onboard knew something wasn’t right.
The fighter jet’s main advantage,according to its manufacturer,was that it was nearly impossible to track with radar.
They were among 23 marine personnel on board an MV-22B Osprey aircraft when it crashed while transporting troops on Melville Island.
Three American military personnel have died and five more are in a serious condition after the aircraft they were in crashed on an island near Darwin today.
The Beechcraft jet lost contact with air traffic controllers before crashing onto a highway,killing all eight on board and two others on the road.
The sole survivor of a light plane crash north of Brisbane had been making a second attempt at landing,air crash investigators say.
Melissa Porter,29,from Port Kennedy,died in Texas while testing out a new skydiving method.
Extraordinary details of the Mucutuy children’s epic tale of survival have emerged in the days since their discovery.