In a bold and strategic move, Ukraine has asserted that its Air Force successfully shot down two Russian airborne command aircraft, dealing a severe blow to Moscow’s air force capabilities during one of the most critical phases of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian media reports, the incident …
Read More »U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber Crashes During Landing at Ellsworth AFB
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, approaches the runway after a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 4, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hannah Malone) A U.S. Air Force Rockwell B-1B …
Read More »Japan Airlines Flight JL516 Carrying 367 Passengers Collides With Coast Guard Plane at Haneda Airport
Credits: Screenshot / Twitter A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after it collided with a Coast Guard aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. The Japan Airlines plane had 367 passengers and 12 crew. All were evacuated in time. Five …
Read More »Hellenic Air Force T-2 Training Jet Crash Claims Pilot’s Life on Farewell Flight
Credits: Hellenic Air Force A Hellenic Air Force North American T-2E Buckeye training jet of the 363rd Air Training Squadron of the 120th Air Training Wing crashed shortly after take-off just off the base fence at Kalamata AF Base in Southern Greece. The 40-year-old Major Epaminondas Kosteas sole pilot died …
Read More »Ukrainian Air Force Allegedly Shot Down Three Russian Su-34 Fighter-Bombers
Credits: @bayraktar_1love / Twitter On December 22, 2023, reports emerged from Ukrainian military sources indicating the successful downing of three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers over southern Ukraine. Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, confirmed the strike, stating, “Today, at noon, on the southern front, we’ve neutralized three …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in South Korea: Pilot Rescued Safely
A KF-16 Fighting Falcon from the 19th Fighter Wing taxis to the runway at Jungwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Buddy Wing 15-6, July 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson/Released) On Monday, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed into the waters off …
Read More »IAF Pilatus PC-7 Mk II Trainer Aircraft Crashes in Killing Both Pilots
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 …
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