1958 Las Vegas military jet and passenger plane collision sparks the formation of the FAA
United Air Lines Flight 736, a DC-7 passenger plane carrying 47 people, had collided with an Air Force F-100F fighter jet ...
100yo RAAF airman recalls hunt for WWII U-boats in Vickers Wellington
Bert O'Leary, who just celebrated his 100th birthday, shares the terror and drudgery of life as airman aboard a Vickers ...
DC plane crash timeline: Midair collision involves 67 passengers, crew members, soldiers
A timeline of the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Jan. 29 details the moments before and after an American Airlines ...
Ukraine gets French Mirage fighter jets, more F-16s from the Netherlands
Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from ...
The Aviationist on MSN7d
Leonardo’s C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can deliver precision water/fire ...
The National Interest10d
A B-52 Once Shot Down a MiG Fighter Over Vietnam
Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war.
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Over 300 fighter planes were defending The Big Three conference in Yalta in 1945 — FSB
"Given that Crimea was still within reach of Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe in the winter of 1945, additional measures were implemented to reinforce air defenses," the statement reads ...
Lancashire Evening Post15d
Eurofighter Typhoons "low and loud" in Lancs skies at night - this is why & when they'll be back
Two Eurofighter Typhoons thundered through Lancashire’s skies yesterday evening - and they’ll be back for more night flying next week.