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) …
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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 …
Read More »That Time a Suicidal Air Botswana Pilot Stole a Plane and Destroyed the Entire Airline Fleet
Find out why an Air Botswana captain boarded an ATR aircraft and performed an unauthorized takeoff before crashing it into the airline’s two other planes. 1999 Air Botswana ATR 42 crash The 1999 Air Botswana incident occurred when Chris Phatswe, a Botswana airline pilot, killed himself by crashing a plane …
Read More »That time B-1B LANCER Bomber Crew Performed a MIRACLE Gear Up Landing on Dry Lake at Edwards AFB
on Oct. 4, 1989, a B-1B Lancer from Dyess AFB performing a successful emergency landing on lakebed runway #33. B-1 From the 96th Bomb Wing was forced to make an emergency landing. Suffering a hydraulic failure, the front landing gear refused to deploy. With no other choice, they needed to …
Read More »Sam Elliott share the story of Heroic WWII lead medic SGT Ray Lambert during the National Memorial Day Concert
Actor Sam Elliott, known for roles in films such as Tombstone and A Star is Born. Elliott served in the National Guard when he was younger, has also taken on a number of roles in films that focus on the military and military figures. While PBS’ annual Memorial Day Concert is …
Read More »Spitfires fly over the white cliffs of Dover to mark D-Day 75th anniversary
Spectacular images show spitfires flying over the white cliffs of Dover to mark the D-Day 75th anniversary Aero Legends Pilots flew the formation of the iconic planes above the English Channel as the world began to reflect on the milestone anniversary approaching. The three Spitfires, named Elizabeth, St George and …
Read More »B-26 ‘Flak Bait,’ Record-setting WWII bomber Which Flew 207 Missions, Is Finally Being Restored
The Martin B-26 Marauder Flak-Bait aircraft holds the record within the United States Army Air Forces for the number of bombing missions that survived during World War II. B-26 ‘Flak Bait,’ survived two years of the most intense aerial combat of World War II, taking every punch German gunners and …
Read More »How U.S. stopped F-15 fighter jet getting in hostile hands With the help of Saudi Arabia
A number of pilots from various nations defected with their aircraft to other countries due to many reasons During Operation Desert Storm, the United States of America and Saudi Arabia faced a similar challenge when an Air force pilot defected the United States state of the art fighter jet. Related …
Read More »How A-10 & MH-53J performed Combat SAR sortie to recover F-14 Tomcat pilot behind the enemy lines
on Jan. 21, 1991 Lt. Devon Jones a pilot from the VF-103 Sluggers, callsign “Slate 46” was flying with his RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) Lt. Lawrence Slade in an F-14B (AA 212, BuNo 161430, at the time designated F-14A Plus) In the first hours of the morning of the fourth …
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