A Sikorsky CH-53 2025 Yas’ur (S-65C-3) caught fire mid-air. The pilot performed an emergency landing west of Kibbutz Beit Kama, northern Negev desert. The helicopter was destroyed by fire and the two pilots and eleven soldiers from the elite Shaldag commando unit escaped unhurt. According to Scramble Magazine An Heyl Ha’Avir …
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In this article, we will share with you the story by hero pilot who lands a plane blindly after bird strike The Story by Elaine Sanchez (Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs) via dvidshub. Todd Unruh never believed they were going to die. Even covered in glass, in pain and flying …
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Two french helicopters ( Aérospatiale AS532 Cougar and Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger HAP), operating by 5 RHC, Pau, of Barkhane operation collided in flight under unknown circumstances. All 13 occupants died in the crash. Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday the death of thirteen French soldiers occurred in Mali on the evening …
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A Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-200 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Goma, D.R. Congo. The aircraft crashed onto buildings in the Birere neighborhood south of the airport and a fire erupted. All 17 occupants onboard and at least 12 persons on the ground were killed. Twenty-three bodies have been …
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The U.S. military said late Friday that an unmanned drone was lost over the Libyan capital this week. The “remotely piloted aircraft” was lost over Tripoli on Thursday, U.S. Africa Command said in a brief statement. The drone was not armed. The military said the incident remains under investigation. The …
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Two pilots are confirmed dead in the crash of two U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon jet trainers were involved in a mishap at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The service has said that four pilots were involved in the accident and that two have died, but the condition of …
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LNA forces have claims to have shot down Italian Air Force General Atomics MQ-1 Predator near Tripoli over the town of Tarhunah in western Libya. Libyan sources released several photos showing the wreckage of the downed UAV. The insignia of the Italian Air Force can be clearly seen on the …
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The U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashes in Afghanistan killing two U.S. servicemen. It’s also not clear if there were more personnel aboard the helicopter at the time of the crash. According to a statement from the US-led Resolute Support operation’s command, the incident happened on Wednesday at an undisclosed …
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Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) Mil Mi-8/17 helicopter loaded with barrel bombs exploded during a routine takeoff from the Hama Airport. Two huge explosions were heard in the vicinity of Hama city in the evening on Sunday, Step Agency reported. All three occupants died in the crash. Other reports speak …
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on December 6, 2018, U.S. Marine Corps C-130 & F/A-18 crash off the coast of Japan, after an Aerial Refueling Mishap. An aerial disaster prompted a scramble to find five missing Marines, with a sixth Marine declared dead and a seventh rescued safely from waters off the coast of Japan, …
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