U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxi on the Flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valerie Seelye) Germany is considering buying the U.S F-35 Lightning II …
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MiG-31 fighter PKS Russia after the accident in the Novgorod region. 01/29/2022 Photo: Russian media Russian Air Force MiG-31K with serial RF-95217 operated by the 929th V.P. Chkalova State Flight Test Centre overshot the runway on takeoff and broke in two. The aircraft veered off the runway resulting in the …
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Koku-Jieitai pilots race to two Mitsubishi F-15J Eagles during a scramble demonstration as part of a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet lost radar contact just …
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On Jan. 24, 2022, U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II crashes while landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. Seven other sailors aboard the ship were injured and the fate of the aircraft was unknown. Yesterday we posted a photograph, showing …
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The F-35C fell into the sea next to USS Carl Vinson in the image posted online (Author: unknown via Reddit) On Jan. 24, 2022, U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II crashes while landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. Seven …
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An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Oct. 21, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin C. Zorich) U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II crashes while …
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Maj. Garret Schmitz gives an F-16C Venom Walkaround Tour. (Screenshot from YouTube video below) In 2020, the US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team, commonly known as Viper Demo, unveiled a stunning new paint scheme for their primary demonstration jet. The jet was named “Venom” and it features black …
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Taiwanese air force’s F-5E figther jets release the flare (AFP/Sam Yeh) A South Korean Air Force Northrop F-5E, operated by 10th FW, crashed into a mountain in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. An Air Force pilot died after an F-5E fighter jet crashed in central South Korea on Tuesday, the military said. …
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ROCAF F16Vs Credits: 國防部 Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. A ROCAF F-16V crashed in the sea near Aogu Wetland, Dongshi Township, Chiayi. The pilot is missing. The wreckage of the airplane was located on Wednesday 12 January 2022 by a fisherman Piloted by Air Force Captain Chen Yi (陳奕), the …
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Photograph of AH-1Z Viper crash near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Jan. 7, 2022. (NBC Philadelphia; Jake Seidman) A USMC Bell AH-1Z Viper, operated by HMLA-773 / MAG 49 / 4th MAW, sustained substantial damage after crashing in a field near McGuire Field (Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI/KWRI), …
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