U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has confirmed that the newest T-X trainer aircraft, developed in collaboration with Saab, completed its first flight under the engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) program. The first EMD sortie, which was announced by the company on 1 July, involved Boeing T-X (BTX) aircraft N381TX flying out …
Read More »Ukrainian Air Force L-39C Albatros military trainer Aircraft crashed near Starovirivka settlement
Ukrainian Air Force Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros military trainer Aircraft crashed near Starovirivka settlement on 2 July 2019, the Военно-воздушные силы Украины (Ukrainian Air Force) lost an L-39ZA in an accident near Starovirivka, Kharkiv region, around 16:00 hours local time. An L-39, the jet trainer crashed during a training flight …
Read More »U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog accidentally dropped bombs on Florida after ‘bird strike’
A US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II out of Moody Air Force Base in Georgia accidentally dropped training bombs on Florida after hitting a bird, the 23rd Wing Public Affairs Office said in a statement. The Moody attack aircraft assigned to the 23d Fighter Group “suffered a bird strike which …
Read More »Libya’s government say U.S. missiles found at captured Libya rebel Haftar base
Military officials with Libya’s UN-recognised government say they have seized US-made weapons at a base they captured from forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar in Libya, prompting an investigation by the US Department of State. The Libya Government of National Accord (GNA) retook Gharyan, a strategic town south …
Read More »Watch 2 F/A-18E Super Hornet Buzzing NAS Fallon Control Tower during Top Gun: “Maverick” Filming
Many of our readers probably remember the iconic Top Gun fly-by scene when Maverick and Goose’s F-14, buzz the Tower at Miramar on their way back from their dogfight with Jester. Here’s the scene from the 1986 film starring Tom Cruise, who will reappear in the sequel. Well, that …
Read More »Trump tells airmen in South Korea that US will keep the A-10 Warthog as long as we can
on Jun. 30, 2019, President Trump told airmen in South Korea that he wants the Air Force to hold on to the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. As reported by Air Force Times, during his visit to Osan Air Base after his visit to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, Trump …
Read More »Body falls off Kenya Airways plane into London garden during landing at Heathrow airport
The man’s body fell from a Kenya Airways jet and landed in a garden in Clapham, south London at 3.41pm on Sunday. The horrified owner of the garden called police who linked it with the Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow. A statement from Kenya Airways said: “The Metropolitan …
Read More »Tom Cruise arrived on Top Gun: “Maverick” set in his own $4 Million Dollar WWII Fighter Aircraft
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 …
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