Credits: Vincent Lessing / Twitter A South Africa Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules suffered a collapse or retraction of the nose landing gear on the apron at Waterkloof AFB (WKF/FAWK). It is stated that the nose landing gear was closed and the plane crashed on the nose during the engine …
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The scene of a plane crash in North Auburn, California, on April 18. Source: Lt. Andrew Scott/Placer County Sheriff-Coroner-Marshal’s Office The former mayor of a Northern Californian city who stepped down after he harshly criticized President Donald Trump and his supporters, died in a plane crash, the Sacramento Bee reported. Dr. …
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Credits: Rob Schleiffert – Mirage F1BD Via Wikipedia A Mirage F1 fighter jet from the Government of National Accord (GNA) is said to have been shot down by an air defence system of the Libyan National Army (LNA). The LNA’s air defenses, using their Russian-made Pantsir-S system, shot down the French-made Mirage …
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IAF helicopter Apache after emergency landing in Hoshiarpur of Punjab. (Photo:India Today) A brand new AH-64E Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in a field in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur. The two pilots are safe and the district police are in touch with the IAF’s …
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Kazakhstan Air Force MiG-31 crashed shortly after takeoff, as one of the engines caught fire. Both pilots ejected safely. A MiG-31 military aircraft has crashed in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda region due to a fire in one of its engines, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. “The accident occurred south of …
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Credits: Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation A powerful storm damaged more than two dozen planes at the Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro, destroying at least 20 of them including the Douglas C-54. Strong winds pushed one plane into a hangar at the facility and lifted another up and over a fence, …
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Pakistan Army aviation PAC MFI-17 Mushshak trainer aircraft crashed in Jalalpur Jattan, Gujarat under unknown circumstances. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) trainer aircraft crashed during a routine training mission. https://twitter.com/i/status/1249604886922027008 “Major Umer (instructor pilot), resident of Gujarat, and Lieutenant Fiazan (student pilot) resident of Kalar Kahar, Chakwal embraced Shahadat.” https://twitter.com/Amansin40578878/status/1249589292357144579 Earlier, …
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Libyan government forces shot down Mi-35 helicopter for warlord Haftar’s armed groups in Abu Grein town, 138 km west of Sirte. Three pilots were killed. Libya’s Army spokesman Mohammed Gununu confirms shooting down two drones and one helicopter (Mi-35) for Haftar’s militias and killing all crew on board in Sunday …
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MiG-29 fighter jet after an emergency landing in Melitopol Photo: Ранкова Зоря Telegram / Morning Dawn Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet makes emergency landing at Melitopol Air Base. This was reported by the command of the Air Force of Ukraine on its page on Facebook Saturday, April 11th. On the evening …
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Pakistan’s army said it had shot down a small Indian surveillance drone in Kashmir, as tensions rose over continued cross-border shelling in the disputed territory. According to ISPR, the quadcopter “intruded 600 metres into Pakistan’s territory to conduct surveillance”. “This blatant act was aggressively responded to by Pakistan Army troops …
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