At least 47 people were killed when an airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport. The crash occurred as Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 175 passengers and six crew on a flight from the Thai …
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Images from today’s flight test of China’s next-generation (6th-gen) fighter jet. Credits: @Fighterman_FFRC / X On December 26, 2024, images and footage potentially revealing China’s first sixth-generation aircraft began circulating online. The aircraft was accompanied by a twin-seater J-20S acting as a safety chase for the flight. The aircraft appears …
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Two F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 fly above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Idle In a dramatic series of events over the Red Sea, a U.S. Navy fighter jet was shot down by …
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Credits: @PlanesOfLegend / X On December 25, 2024, an Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J28243 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, resulting in 38 fatalities and 29 survivors. Flight J28243 was scheduled to operate from Baku to Grozny. Flight J28243 was operated by an Embraer E190-100IGW registered 4K-AZ65. Airlines took delivery of …
Read More » Credits: @PlanesOfLegend / X An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190AR, operating as flight J28243, tragically crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan early Wednesday morning, December 25, 2024. The flight had declared an emergency prior to the crash. Conflicting reports regarding the number of people on board indicate that there were 67 …
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F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, fly in formation above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Idle Two US Navy pilots ejected safely after their F/A-18 fighter jet was shot down in a …
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A Rusian Air Force Su-27P RF-92406 / 16 red, was damaged after it was set on fire by a saboteur at the Krymsk Air Base, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. In a significant blow to Russian military capabilities, Ukrainian intelligence agents carried out a successful operation in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, targeting military …
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Flight tracking data lost track of Syrian Air flight 9218 near the city of Homs, with the Il-76 transport logging steady declines in airspeed and altitude before its disapearance An Ilyushin Il-76 transport operated by Syrian Air has disappeared from flight tracking amid uncertainty over the fate of Syrian dictator …
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Ukraine has received a second shipment of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, a critical step in strengthening the country’s air defense capabilities against Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the delivery on Dec. 7, emphasizing Denmark’s leadership in defending lives. “The second batch of F-16s from Denmark has arrived in …
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In an unprecedented escalation, Iran launched over 150 ballistic missiles towards Israel on October 1, 2024. Israeli air raid sirens were triggered across the country, particularly in central and southern regions, with missiles aimed at military and civilian infrastructure. Iran’s missile strike on October 1, 2024, targeted several critical military …
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