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USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35

USMC Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Landing KC-130J After Mid-air Collision With F-35

Credits: A Marine KC-130 crash lands in California Sept. 29, 2020. US Marine Corps photo. On Sept. 29, 2020, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and a KC-130J Super Hercules tanker collided during Air-to-Air Refueling. The F-35B pilot successfully ejected from the Lightning II while the KC-130J pilot managed to perform …

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Lt. David J. “Goose” Lortscher: The Real-Life Top Gun RIO Who Died In His Fifth Ejection

Lt. David J. “Goose” Lortscher: The Real-Life Top Gun RIO Who Died In His Fifth Ejection

Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun’s Maverick and Goose make one of cinema’s most iconic duos, with the two pilots having complete trust in each other during life-or-death situations. As the duo passes through trials to achieve the TOPGUN status, they’re paired with Iceman to help take down enemy fighters for …

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Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’

Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Russian Su-34 Radio Transmission: ‘I’m shot down’

Credits: ukrinform A Sukhoi Su-34 bomber plane of the Russian Air Force was shot down by Ukrainian armed forces near Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. The fate of the pilot is unknown. Ukrainian intelligence intercepted radio transmissions between air traffic controllers and the pilot of a Russian Aerospace Forces’ Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback …

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USAF F-16 Skids Off Runway and Breaks In South Dakota

USAF F-16 Skids Off Runway and Breaks In South Dakota

Credits: ArgusLeader911 / Twitter A General Dynamics F-16CM-40-CF Fighting Falcon, operated by South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing, 175 Fighter Squadron, overran runway 15 on landing at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Jo Foss Field) (FSD/KFSD), South Dakota, resulting in substantial damage. An unverified image of the fighter jet, …

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