U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft suffered a runway excursion and crashed into a concrete wall. Onboard were 7 crew and 26 passengers. Four occupants were injured. There was a post-crash fire. The incident with the USAF C-130H transport aircraft occurred at approximately 10:10 PM local Iraqi time on June 8, …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Landing Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base
That an old F-35A Lightning II mishap photo – Credits: : Michael Snyder/Northwest Florida Daily News Upon landing, the landing gear of a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, operated by the 388th FW, collapsed. The pilot survived the crash. The accident occurred at 10:45 a.m. local time. The pilot, part …
Read More »South Korea Receives First F414 Engine For KAI KF-X Fighter Jet
South Korean air forces’ KF-X mock-up on display during the press day of Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2019 at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, October 14, 2019. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon GE Aviation delivered the first F414-GE-400K engine in May to Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) …
Read More »First F/A-18E Super Hornet Test Aircraft With Special Modifications Delivered To Blue Angels
The first Super Hornet for the U.S. Navys Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron sits on the flight ramp at Boeings Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The validation and verification aircraft will not be painted in the familiar blue and yellow paint scheme until flight testing is complete. (Boeing photo) …
Read More »BOMARC Missile Accident: 60 Years Ago Today A Nuclear Missile Was Exploded At U.S Air Force Base
The BOMARC missile (Photo: U.S. Air Force) At the height of the Cold War, the United States was deploying nuclear weapons all around the country, ready to launch at a moment’s notice. While the missiles were never used to strike a foreign target, one did explode in its New Jersey …
Read More »Russia Delivered Second Batch Of Advanced MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Jets To Syria
Russia Delivered Second Batch Of Advanced MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Jets To Syria – Credits: Russian Embassy, Syria on May 30, 2020, Syrian state media has reported that the country’s armed forces received new MiG-29 fourth-generation medium-weight fighter jets, with a delivery ceremony held at Russia’s Khmeimim Airbase in Latakia Province …
Read More »Indonesian Army Mil Mi-17V-5 Helicopter Crashed In Central Java, 4 Dead & 5 Injured
The wreck of a helicopter that crashed in Kendal Industrial Park, Saturday (6/6). Photo: ICSenjaya / ANTARA An Indonesian military helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Four occupants died and five were injured. “The helicopter was flying very low and getting lower until it crashed with a very loud sound,” said …
Read More »32 Finnish Air Force F-18 Hornets Performed Elephant Walk At Kuopio Air Base
Credits: Ilmavoimat on June 4, 2020, thirty-two Finnish Air Force F-18C/D Hornet performed elephant walk at kuopio airbase. The Finnish Air Force, or Ilmavoimat, announced that the exercise had involved a total of 32 Hornets. Pictures the service released only show 16 of the fighter jets together at Kuopio Air …
Read More »Convair F2Y Sea Dart: A Fighter Jet On Waterskis
The Convair F2Y Sea Dart was an American seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on twin hydro-skis during takeoff and landing. It flew only as a prototype, and never entered mass production. It is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound. It was created in the 1950s, to …
Read More »Storm Damaged Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter In Pennsylvania
Damaged RNLAF Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter – Credits: pilootenvliegtuig.nl A Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was damaged by a storm in the United States. The helicopter was parked at Reading, Pennsylvania, during an intermediate stop. The rotor blades were tied down as a storm was approaching. …
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