At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday.. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight ...

Swiss man flies over English Channel on jet-propelled wing. By ABC News. September 28, 2008, 2:46 PM. ... The 49-year-old said the Channel crossing was the realization of a dream.

On D-Day, the Associated Press had reporters, artists and photographers in the air, on the choppy waters of the English Channel, in London, and at English departure ports and airfields covering ...