According to a National Guard spokesperson, a Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter with three people aboard has been located after it went down during a flight from an Army aviation facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Black Hawk lost communication with the tower about 2:05 p.m. on Thursday while it …
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Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-150 Polaris VIP aircraft, known also as Can Force One, is grounded until at least next summer after the aircraft has suffered damage to its nose and right engine cowling during a towing accident. According to the Canadian Armed Forces, the plane — used to transport …
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A US Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16CM, of the 8th FW “Wolf Pack”, crashed when approaching the runway at Kunsan K-8 Air Base, located at Gunsan Airport (KUV/RKJK). The pilot ejected safely with minor injuries. The unidentified pilot was transferred to a local medical facility after sustaining minor injuries. …
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On November 29, 2019, Yemen’s Houthi rebels shootdown of a Royal Saudi Army Boeing AH-64A Apache helicopter near the border with a surface-air missile, killing two pilots. The Houthis announced late on November 30 that their Air Defense Force had shot down an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) of the …
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed the shooting down of a Royal Saudi Army Boeing AH-64A Apache helicopter near the border with a surface-air missile, killing two pilots. “A Saudi Apache helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile… and its two pilots were killed as it was completely burned,” the …
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Côte d’Ivoire Armed Forces Mil Mi-24D helicopter crashed into Mi-17 helicopter during landing at Katiola airfield. Two helicopters crashed after the welcome ceremony of President Alassane Ouattara, who had rejoined the city to be welcomed at the Arc de Triomphe by members of the government. The helicopter hit another helicopter …
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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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