U.S. Air Force Boeing E-3B Sentry (707-300) from 522nd Air Control Wing (USAF) makes an emergency landing at Lincoln Airport after one of its engines caught fire mid-flight. Cause and damage under investigation. The six crew members were not injured. The call of an engine on fire came in shortly …
Read More »Head of Air Force’s Air Combat Command dogfights his son on Twitch in Ace Combat video game
According to Master Sgt. Daryl Knee, Air Combat Command Public Affairs article on Businessinsider The Head of Air Force’s Air Combat Command dogfights his son on Twitch in Ace Combat video game. The commander of Air Combat Command and his son fought each other live on a Twitch stream in …
Read More »North Korea vows to destroy South Korea F-35 stealth fighter jets
North Korea’s state media has reported South Korea’s acquisition of American F-35 stealth fighter jets will force North Korea to develop and test “special armaments” to destroy the new weapons South Korean authorities are “impudent and pitiful” for “talking loudly about reconciliation and cooperation between the north and the south” …
Read More »Russia reportedly delivered first S-400 missile system to Turkey
According to the Turkish defence ministry, the first shipment of the Russian S-400 missile system has arrived in Turkey, moving the NATO member closer to a new standoff with the United States. The ministry said in a statement that “the first group of equipment” of the advanced air defence systems …
Read More »Indian Air Force to acquire 18 more Su-30MKI fighter jets from Russia
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking to acquire an additional 18 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighter aircraft from Russia, according to Vladimir Drozhzhov, the deputy director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC). The Indian Air Force intends to purchase 18 additional Su-30MKI ‘4+ generation’ heavyweight fighter jets from …
Read More »Royal Thai Air Force L-39 Albatros crashes in Chiang Mai, killing pilot
An Aero Vodochody L-39ZA /ART Albatros of Wing 411 crashed under unknown circumstances. The instructor pilot died in the crash, the trainee pilot survived the crash but was injured. The plane crashed during a training session, air force spokesman Pongsak Semachai said, adding that officials are still investigating the cause …
Read More »Scary Video Shows Delta plane’s engine falls apart mid-flight at 10,000 ft
A Delta flight had to make an emergency landing in Raleigh, North Carolina, due to engine problems. Hear passengers describe the frightening experience Dramatic video footage taken by a passenger on board a Baltimore-bound flight Monday showed a loose spinner rattling in one of the engines before the plane was …
Read More »Two Qatar Air Force training jets collided in Mid-Air and crashed
Two Qatar Emiri Air Force training jet collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The incident was announced on the ministry’s Twitter account without mention of the date or time of the incident. “During a training flight a collision occurred between …
Read More »U.S. Air Force sent its reconnaissance and ballistic missile detection aircraft to Persian Gulf
U.S. Air Force sent RC-135S Cobra Ball reconnaissance and ballistic missile detection aircraft to the Persian Gulf The Cobra Ball’s sent to the Persian Gulf comes after increasing tensions between the US and Iran have worsened since Donald Trump withdrew from a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and several world …
Read More »Things You Might Not Know About The P-38 Lightning
Lockheed P-38L Lightning at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, marked as a P-38J of the 55th Fighter Squadron, based in England. Via Wikipedia The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 …
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