The Canadian Forces Snowbirds’ cross-country tour to raise people’s spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic turned to tragedy Sunday when one of its planes plunged into the ground in Kamloops, B.C., killing one member and injuring another. The Snowbirds were on their way to Comox as part of Operation Inspiration, a tour across the …
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A Canadian Air Force Snowbirds Canadair CT-114 Tutor aircraft crashed near Kamloops, British Columbia, on Sunday, according to the Canadian Department of National Defence. The pilot ejected safely. The Royal Canadian Air Force said in a statement that the incident occurred in Kamloops, northeast of Vancouver. It wasn’t immediately clear …
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The Libyan National Army military drone was apparently shot down by friendly fire near al-Watiyah Airbase. The armed drone is shot-down by Libya National Army Pantsir-S1E Air defence system. The tweet account of Oded Berkowitz published a series of photos from a “LNA video showing another purported UAV that was …
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An F-22 Raptor crashed on NOV. 16, 2012 at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. .(Lisa Norman / U.S. Air Force) A Lockeed Martin F-22A Raptor of 43rd FS, 325th FW, Tyndall AFB (PAM/KPAM), Florida, crashed about 12 miles NE of Eglin AFB (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The pilot, whose name is …
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Several aircraft were damaged in mortar attacks at Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya. Forces loyal to Libyan general Khalifa Haftar were responsible for that attack. Among the damaged aircraft was a Ilyushin Il-78 with a white tail and an “LAAF” marking. The fuselage burned out after being hit. Next to an …
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An Indian Air Force MiG-29UPG -Credits: A MiG-29 multirole fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed during a training mission near Punjab’s Jalandhar today. The pilot ejected safely. He was soon taken away in a rescue helicopter, the IAF said in a statement. A MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashed …
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Credits: Peter Voinovich / Twitter Croatian Air Force Zlin 242L trainer aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances about half an hour after takeoff. Both pilots were killed. At around 4 pm, police received a report that a plane had dropped off at Biljana Donje. Immediately after the alert, police officers were …
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Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17-IV – Credits: Wikipedia The Indian military helicopter made a forced landing in a field due to bad weather conditions. One of the six occupants sustained minor injuries. According to the Indian Air Force (IAF), the chopper was on a routine air maintenance sortie from Chaten …
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Credits: DOPE767DRIVER / Instagram U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet skidded off the runway during emergency landing at Andrews Air Force Base. The mishap took place on May 2 at around 1:30 PM local time. The fighter skidded off the runway and lost its radome after making an emergency …
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The Beechcraf light plane of the Bolivian Air Force INTERNET Following a loss of engine power, Bolivian Air Force Beechcraft 55 Baron aircraft impacted swampy terrain during the attempted return to the point of departure of Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD/SLTR), Trinidad, Bolivia. The airplane was destroyed by the …
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