On 19 September during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 an American F-86 Sabre jet fighter of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) accidentally shot down an Indian-registered civilian Beechcraft Model 18 twin-engine light aircraft carrying Balwantrai Mehta, who at the time was the chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, …
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber Inspired Indian motorcycle (Image Credits Via scottshotrods) The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s. From its introduction in 1938, the B-17 Flying Fortress evolved through numerous design advances, becoming the third-most produced bomber of all time, behind the …
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Captain Mariangela Valentini, 32, the first female fighter pilot in Italian Air Force history lost her life on the line of duty. She was killed 5 years ago, on 19 August 2014 in a Mid-air collision of two Tornado GR4 aircraft, while flying as a pilot officer in the first …
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MAKS is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Moscow, Russia. Air show will be packed with new insights into the future of Russian aviation combined with some rare and fascinating projects …
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Russia’s defence export agency Rosoboronexport has unveiled the Su-57E, the export variant of its fifth generation fighter aircraft, at the MAKS international air show Russia said the latest aircraft is a priority in marketing plans and preliminary negotiations for foreign buyers will start. “Su-57E is the product for export. Now …
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On April 10, 2006 at approximately 08: 15 aircraft 03-041 was trapped in an F-22 cockpit for five hours after the canopy failed to open. Several attempts was made to open the canopy failed, and ultimately the canopy was cut by fire department personnel. The F-22A Raptor is the U.S. …
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on August 25, 2019 Two Israeli Drones Loaded With Explosives Crashed in Beirut. According to latest The Times report Israeli drone attack targeted a Hezbollah site in Beirut that believed to contain machinery to mix high-grade propellant for precision missiles. It damaged a planetary mixer — an industrial-sized mixer weighing …
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US National Security Advisor John Bolton accused China of “stealing” plans for the F-35 fighter, claiming the newest Chinese aircraft looks exactly the same. But if looks are to be judged, Beijing is, by far, not the only culprit. “The fifth generation Chinese fighter aircraft looks a lot like the …
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The Indian Air Force has withdrawn the long-overdue plan of providing new engines to the Jaguar fighter fleet due to time and cost concerns, reports The Hindu. According to the defence sources, the Air Force does not feel the need for immediate replacement of the fleet’s engines. “The design and development [of …
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On Aug. 27, 2019, just before 1AM Local Time, two B-2A Stealth Bombers belonging to the 509th Bomb Wing, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived into RAF Fairford, UK. Flying under the call signs DEATH11 (89-0168 “Spirit of New York”) and 12 (89-0129 “Spirit of Georgia”) the two B-2s …
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