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RAF Bristol Blenheim: This Civilian Airliner Went on WWII Bombing Runs
After France fell, the Blenheims were tasked with day and night attacks against Nazi-occupied ports and installations.
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 ...
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U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for IRST Pods on F/A-18 Super Hornets
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and autonomously or in combination with ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Eglin Air Force Base plans nighttime flying operations — what to expect
The 60th Fighter Squadron out of Eglin Air Force Base will be conducting night flying operations in the area from Feb. 10 to Feb. 13. According to an Eglin AFB news release, the aircraft pilots will ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Mechanical failure or human error? What might've caused the D.C. plane crash that killed 67 people
Even the most skilled pilots are going to make human errors, because they’re human,’ former Navy fighter pilot Matt Cox told The Independent ...
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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.
Billions For Next Generation Fighter Jet Engines Greenlit By Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, both of which now have a ...
Among Shaurya Chakra winners: IAF officer who repelled J&K terror attack, fighter pilot who braved loss of canopy mid-flight
The awards approved by President Droupadi Murmu Saturday also include Vayu Sena medals to eight personnel for various acts of ...