Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer famous known for Top Gun famous movies from back in the 80s. In Top Gun actor Tom Cruise played a role of United States Naval Aviator LT Pete “Maverick” Mitchell flying the F-14A Tomcat aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He also learned to …
Read More »17 years ago today a mid air collision occurred between Tu-154 and DHL 757 over Überlingen
On the night of 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757 cargo jet, collided in mid-air over Überlingen, a southern German town on Lake Constance. All 69 passengers and crew aboard the Tupolev and the two crew members …
Read More »15cm forgotten tool in the right engine caused fatal F/A-18 Hornet crash in 2017: Investigation Report
on October 17, 2017, a Spanish Airforce F/A-18 Hornet crashed soon after takeoff at Torrejon de Ardoz airbase and bursts into flames Lieutenant Fernando Pérez Serrano, 26, Died in the crash. The incident occurred shortly after 11am local time After nearly a year and a half of work, the Military …
Read More »Ten dead after plane crashed into hangar during takeoff at Dallas-Addison Airport
A twin-engine Beechcraft 350i Super King Air was destroyed after impacting a hangar during takeoff from Dallas-Addison Airport (ADS/KADS), Dallas, Texas. A post-impact fire ensued. The ten occupants onboard received fatal injuries. Federal officials said two crew members and eight passengers were on board the plane, headed to St Petersburg in …
Read More »F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet damaged after hitting wall due to Technician mistake at Gando Airbase
According to the Spanish language newspaper canarias7 a Spanish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet damaged after hitting a wall due to Technician mistake at Gando Airbase On 28 June 2019 during the afternoon, a military plane F-18 suffered serious structural damage when hitting a wall. The accident happened after …
Read More »That Time a Suicidal Air Botswana Pilot Stole a Plane and Destroyed the Entire Airline Fleet
Find out why an Air Botswana captain boarded an ATR aircraft and performed an unauthorized takeoff before crashing it into the airline’s two other planes. 1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash The 1999 Air Botswana incident occurred when Chris Phatswe, a Botswana airline pilot, killed himself by crashing a plane …
Read More »Is the Royal Air Force Dying? RAF has the smallest combat force in history down to Just 119 Fighters
The Royal Air Force in mid-2019 operates just 119 fighters, the lowest number in its history. The shrinking of the British fighter fleet has happened even faster than observers predicted just a few years ago. And it could be years before the force significantly grows again. As of June 2019, …
Read More »Iran is using Western counter-drone technology against American Drone
Last Week Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly made use of the 3rd Khordad surface to air missile system to shoot down a Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk surveillance drone operated by the U.S. Air Force – according to recent reports. See Details: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. RQ-4 Global …
Read More »U.S. Air Force has deployed F-22 Raptors stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions
The United States Air Force has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. U.S. Air Forces Central Command announced Friday that the jets have arrived in Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar for …
Read More »Indian Air Force released video of pilot dropping fuel tanks and bombs after jet suffers bird hit
A day after a jet was hit by several birds moments after take-off, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has released the video of the incident on Friday showing how the alert pilot averted a major tragedy and loss of life. Related Article: IAF’s Jaguar jet suffers bird hit: Pilot jettisons …
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