Image credit: Romanian Air Force on Mar. 2, 2022, a Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Lancer went missing from the radar screen. An IAR 330 Puma helicopter took off from 57 Air Base for Search and Rescue mission and crashed on a field during this operation. According to the latest reports, …
Read More »RTAF F-16A Fighter Jet Crashes in Chaiyaphum
A body part of the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet that crashlanded today. Photos: Naewna Royal Thai Air Force General Dynamics F-16A operated by 103 Sqn, Airwing 1, crashed in Chatturat, Chaiyaphum after a technical malfunction. The pilot ejected safely and the aircraft was destroyed. Air Force spokesman AVM Prapas Sonjaidee …
Read More »Declassified Video Shows F-35 Scored First Air-To-Air Kill Shooting Down Iranian Drones
Photos: IDF on Mar. 7, 2022, The Israeli Air Force release a declassified video that shows that last year its F-35I Adir 5th gen aircraft became the first F-35s to shoot down an airborne target. This first air-to-air engagement happened on Mar. 15, 2021, with the F-35s intercepting two Iranian …
Read More »First Batch of PAF J-10C Fighter Jets Landed at PAF Base Kamra
J-10C performing practice flights before they get delivered to Pakistan – Credits: China military Images and video circulating on different social media platforms suggest that the first batch of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chengdu J-10C semi-stealth multi-role fighter jets landed at PAF Base Kamra. Last month, Chinese plane spotters shared …
Read More »Watch: Ukrainian MANPADS Shooting Down Russian Mi-24/35 Helicopter
Screenshot from video on Mar. 5, 2022, a shocking video surfaced online showing Ukrainian MANPADS shooting down Russian Mi-24/35 helicopter. The alleged video shows the moment of Russian Mi-24/35 gunship helicopter is hit and killed by a Ukrainian man-portable air defense system or “MANPADS”. The video was originally posted by Ukrainian …
Read More »Watch: Wreckage of Completely Destroyed Antonov AN-225
Photo credit: Dmitri Alperovitch Twitter Profile The sad photos and video in this post show the wreckage of the completely destroyed Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest plane ever built at Hostomel airport. A Russian state TV visited the airport and their images, showing also the inside of the hangar, eventually …
Read More »Russian Air Force Su-30 & Su-34 Fighter Jets Shot Down By Ukrainian Armed Forces
Wreckage said to be of a Russian Su-34 bomber purportedly near Kharkiv – Credits: Deez Nutz According to the aviation-safety database, a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 is said to have been shot down by Ukrainian armed forces over Irpin and another Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 bomber plane is …
Read More »Romanian Air Force MiG-21 & IAR 330 Puma Crashes Killing 7 Onboard
MiG-21 Lancer and IAR-330 Puma (Image credit: Romanian Air Force) Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Lancer fighter jet took off at around 19:50 local time on an aerial patrol flight. About 10 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft went missing from the radar screen. #Romania 🇷🇴confirm loss of contact with MiG 21 …
Read More »Romania Returns Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker
The Ukrainian Su-27 prepares for take off from Bacau on Mar. 1, 2022. (Image credit: Lt. Madelina Burlacu) A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 has been returned to the embattled country six days after a pilot fled with the two-engine fighter to Romania in the first hours of the Russian …
Read More »Legendary Ukrainian Display Pilot Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko dies in combat
Photo credit: facebook.com/borisovalana888 Ukraine’s military announced on Tuesday that the legendary Ukrainian Air Force display pilot Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, reportedly nicknamed “Grey Wolf”, was killed after his jet was shot down near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. According to Perild.com, Oksanchenko died in battle, diverting enemy aircraft. “Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, now …
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