According to the Arabic-language edition of the British newspaper, The Independent, Russia has prevented Israeli strikes on at least three Syrian military installations and threatens to shoot down Israeli fighter jets using its S-400 missile defense system and Russian Fighter Jets stationed in Syria. See Details: Russian Su-35s Allegedly Forced Israeli Warplanes …
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TransPacificos Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain aircraft impacted residential structures shortly after takeoff from Guillermo León Valencia Airport (SKPP), Popayán. The airplane sustained substantial damage and seven of the nine occupants onboard were fatally injured. Two occupants onboard the aircraft received serious injuries. Five injuries have been reported on the ground. …
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In 1964 during the Vietnam War U.S. aviators were captured by the North Vietnamese. Paul F Crickmore shares the story of how two SR-71 Blackbirds generated tri-sonic booms to free captured US prisoners of war in his book Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions (Revised Edition): On Jun. 10, 1970, …
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Surveillance footage shows a small plane slamming into a fence and nearly hitting a worker during a crash at the Boca Raton Airport. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Piper PA28 single-engine aircraft with two people on board crash-landed shortly after takeoff at the Boca Raton Airport, Florida, on …
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The Cleveland National Air Show, which has become a tradition for families since 1964, runs during Labor Day Weekend August 31-Sept. 2 at Burke Lakefront Airport. The highlight of this year’s was F-35 Demo Team performing three days during the Cleveland International Air Show Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35A Demo …
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In a large-scale operation, ten suicide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Houthis attacked early on September 14 two strategic oil facilities in the eastern Saudi areas of Buqayq and Khurais. In an official statement, a spokesman for the Yemeni group said that the attack, dubbed Operation Deterrent Balance 2, …
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The Air Force has chosen three aircraft designs that might replace the A-10 Warthog. The Air Force hopes the OA-X program will lead to smaller, lighter airplanes. Plane capable of providing air support in low-threat conflicts. Here are Three Light Attack Aircraft That Might Replace Warthog 1) AT-6 Wolverine Light-Attack …
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In a first, Pakistan Air Force released an actual video of Engaging Indian Military Targets During Operation Swift Retort The Pakistani Air Force has released a media presentation on ‘Operation Swift Retort’, the military operation conducted on February 27, 2019, in retaliation to the Indian Air Force’s strikes on a …
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on Oct. 10, 1984, the first prototype (serial 82-0062, c/n GG1001, registered N4416T) of the Northrop F-20 Tigershark crashed at Suwon Airbase, South Korea, killing Northrop pilot Darrell Cornell. The following investigation cleared the F-20 of mechanical or design issues since it concluded that Cornell had blacked out due to …
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Royal Air Force Douglas Dakota III plane pilot performed an unscheduled landing after engine problems. The no.1 engine was shut down and the propeller feathered. There are reports Manchester Airport has come to a standstill after a Second World War plane was forced to make an emergency landing. According to …
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