An Indian Air Force (IAF) Pilatus PC-7 Mk II trainer crashed under unknown circumstances near Ravelli village, Toopran, Medak district. Both pilots died and the airplane was destroyed by fire. The aircraft had taken off from Dundigal Air Force Academy at Hyderabad for a routine training sortie when the accident …
Read More »Two Indonesian Super Tucano Aircraft Collided in Mid-air Killing Four Pilots
Two Indonesian Air Force Embraer EMB-314E Super Tucano (A-29) aircraft collided in mid-air killing four pilots. The aircraft operated by Skadron Udara 21, crashed under unknown circumstances on the slopes of Mount Bromo, near Keduwung Village, Puspo District. The aircraft (TT-3103 and TT-3111) were part of a four-ship formation that …
Read More »Bangladesh Air Force PT-6 Crashes Near Bogura Airfield: Pilots Survive, Aircraft Destroyed
The PT-6 training aircraft of the Air Force crashed during training near Bogura airfield – Credits: BAF A Bangladesh Air Force Nanchang PT-6 training aircraft operated by 11 sqn, crashed in a forested area near Near Bogura Airfield in Baromahar Village, in Kahaloo Upazila, Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. As …
Read More »Nick Macy & Chris Rushing Killed in T-6 Mid-air Crash during National Championship Air Races
Nick Macy & Chris Rushing were killed in a North American T-6G Texan mid-air crash during National Championship Air Races at the Reno-Stead Airport. A North American T-6G Texan, N2897G, ‘Six-Cat’, and a North American AT-6B Texan, N57418, ‘Baron’s Revenge’, were destroyed when they collided in mid-air while on approach …
Read More »Russian FSB Mi-8 Helicopter Crashed Near Prudny Killing 4 Onboard
Russia – Air Force Credits: Igor Dvurekov A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Border Service of the FSB of Russia crashed near Prudny, Chelyabinsk region. All four occupants were killed. “During a scheduled flight near the village of Prudny in the Sosnovsky district, a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the forest,” …
Read More »Three US Marines killed & 23 injured in MV-22B Osprey Helicopter Crash
An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin takes off after dropping off Marines and equipment transported to Nhulunbuy for Exercise Darrandarra at Gove Airport, Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, June 12, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lydia Gordon) A USMC Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey, with 23 people on …
Read More »Two Ukrainian L-39 Aircraft Collided in Mid-air Killing Three Pilots
L-39 Albatros jets of the Breitling Jet Team, perform at an aerobatic show at Faliro coast in Athens, Greece, October 15, 2011 (AP) Two Ukrainian Aero L-39 Albatros aircraft collided in mid-air during a mission in Zhytomyr Oblast killing three pilots onboard. The aircraft reportedly collided while in formation, causing …
Read More »Pilot Dead After USMC F/A-18 Hornet Crash near CAS Miramar
A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA(AW)-224), Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from Naval Air Facility El Centro, California on Oct. 27, 2020. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicholas Buss) The pilot died after the US Marine Corps …
Read More »Watch: Pilots Ejecting Moments Before MiG-23 Crashes During Airshow In Michigan
MiG-23 Crashes During Airshow In Michigan. (Image credit: Scott Belanger) On Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, a privately owned two-seat MiG-23UB Flogger, registration N23UB/1038107, taking part in the Thunder Over Michigan airshow crashes crashed near the Waverly on the Lake apartment complex during the Thunder over Michigan airshow at Willow Run …
Read More »Watch: Damaged Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Flying Without Tail After In-flight Breakup
On June 19, a video surfaced on social media showing a damaged Ka-52 helicopter flying at a low altitude with its tail visibly torn apart after an in-flight breakup. The in-flight breakup of the Ka-52 attack helicopter was caused by unanticipated severe vibrations as the aircraft attempted to gain the …
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