On 20 August, B-2’s manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, hosted an event to mark the legendary stealth bomber’s 30th anniversary of its first flight at an event at Plant 42, according to 412th Test Wing Public Affairs Thirty years ago, on July 17, 1989, an oddly-shaped and dark-colored new plane took to the …
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Poland demands Germany To Pay £777 BILLION In Compensation For Invasion of Poland
Poland, which was invaded by both the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany at the start of WW II, intends to present German President Frank Walter Steinmeier with its view that Germany should reopen the issue of compensation for Poles when he visits Poland in September, the Sun reported. The German …
Read More »Video Features Last Flight Of SR-71 Blackbird Flying at Mach 3.2 Speed
The below video taken on Oct. 9, 1999 at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) shows the last ever flight of an SR-71 Blackbird. This flight took place at the Edwards AFB Open House Airshow.Thirty minutes after the take off the SR-71 had climbed to 80,100ft and was travelling at a speed …
Read More »That time an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shoot down a Pakistan Navy Dassault ‘Atlantique’ over the Rann of Kutch
On 10 August 1999, 20 years ago, an Indian Air Force MiG-21 shot down a Pakistan Navy Dassault ‘Atlantique’ over the Rann of Kutch. The French-built Breguet Atlantic, c/n 33, flight Atlantic-91, of 29 Squadron, was one of the Pakistan Navy’s frontline aircraft, used primarily for patrol and reconnaissance. Atlantic-91 …
Read More »The Sad Story of SR-71 Blackbird that was Buried at Sea with full military honors
On Apr. 21, 1989, SR-71 Blackbird #61-17974, better known as Ichi-Ban departed Kadena Air Base (AB) on a mission. At the controls were Pilot Lt. Col Dan House, and RSO Blair Bozek. As #974 accelerated through three times the speed of sound, the left compressor bearing froze, causing the immediate …
Read More »Here’s List Of Aircraft Rescued From The Ice And Flew Again
In Greek mythology, the phoenix was a bird that, after death, rose from its own ashes, ready to fly again. In this article we will share with you the story of the real phoenixes of modern aviation. 1) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft (Juliet Delta 321) Recovery On December 4, 1971 C-130 …
Read More »World War II fighter pilot who Scored 352 Aerial Victories
Erich Alfred Hartmann (19 April 1922 – 20 September 1993) was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat missions and participated in aerial combat on 825 separate occasions. He was credited with shooting …
Read More »30 years ago today a Pilotless Soviet MiG-23 Jet Crossed Europe Before Crashing in Belgium
On 4 July 1989, a pilotless MiG-23 jet fighter of the Soviet Air Forces crashed into a house in Kortrijk, Belgium, killing one person. The pilot had ejected over an hour earlier near Kołobrzeg, Poland, after experiencing technical problems, but the aircraft continued flying for around 900 km (600 mi) …
Read More »32 years ago today Iran Air Flight 655 was Shot Down by a US warship killing 290 innocents
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air flight 655, carrying 290 passengers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile launched from the USS Vincennes of the United States Navy. The Airbus 300 was on its scheduled flight from Tehran to Dubai, flying over Iran’s territorial waters when the US Navy missile …
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 …
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