A Canadian Force Canadair CT-114 Tutor, operating for the Snowbirds demo team as #5, crashed shortly before their performance at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Captain Domon-Grenier ejected safely. Aircraft crashed in an unpopulated area. No injuries reported. A Canadian Forces CT-114 Tutor jet trainer belonging to the 431 Demonstration Squadron, …
Read More »Ethiopian Air Force Su-27UBK Crashed Upon Takeoff Killing Instructor & Trainee
Ethiopian Air Force military Sukhoi Su-27 crashed upon takeoff as a result of an engine fire. Both pilots, instructors, and trainee died in the crash. Sukhoi SU27 fighter plane crashed immediately after takeoff from the Debrezeit air force base, Ethiopia’s main air force base located 50 km Southeast of Addis …
Read More »U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighter Jet Crashes In South West Germany
United States Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-16CM Fighter jet callsign “Warhawk 11”, of 52nd FW, crashed into a wooded area near Zemmer, north of Trier. The pilot was able to eject out of the aircraft in time and was taken to hospital suffering minor injuries. According to a US …
Read More »Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy Aircraft Crashes In India Killing Two Trainee Pilot
Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy Cessna crashed under unknown circumstances. Both trainee pilots died in the crash. The accident occurred in the afternoon when aircraft crashed during a training sortie in the cotton fields at Sultanpur village, about 100 km from Hyderabad. The pilots, identified as Prakash Vishal and Amanpreet Kaur. …
Read More »Mexican Air Force Bell 206L LongRanger Helicopter Crashes in Tamazula Leaves Pilot Dead
The secretary of the National Defense (Sedena), Luis Crescencio Sandoval, confirmed the crash of a Bell 206 helicopter, registration 1679, of the Mexican Air Force in the municipality of Tamazula, Durango, in which the pilot was killed. The accident occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m. when they performed operations at a point …
Read More »At Least Seven After A WWII-era B-17 Bomber Crashes In Connecticut
The Collings Foundation WWII era Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, registration N93012, named “Nine-O-Nine” impacted an airport structure while attempting to return to Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport (BDL/KBDL), Connecticut. The aircraft had received clearance for departure from runway 06 at 09:45 hours local time. After takeoff, the aircraft made a right-hand …
Read More »MiG-29AS Fulcrum With Live Missiles Crashes During A Training Flight
Slovak Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29AS Fulcrum crashed during a training flight. This evening, around 21:30hrs local time, a Slovak Air Force (Vzdušné Sily Ozbrojených Síl Slovenskej Republiky, or Air Force of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, as it is officially known as since 2002) lost MiG-29AS 6526/SL when …
Read More »Mil Mi-35 Helicopter Performing UN Peacekeepers Mission Crashes In Central African Republic
Senegalese Air Force Mil Mi-35 Helicopter Performing United Nations Peacekeepers Mission Crash In Central African Republic Three Senegalese crew were killed and a fourth was injured during crash, the UN force said on Friday “It is with immense sorrow that I have learned of the crash of a Senegalese combat …
Read More »Indian Army HAL Chetak Helicopter Crashes In Bhutan, Both Pilots Dead
The Indian army helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Both pilots (Bhutanese and Indian) died in the crash. A Royal Bhutan Army officer and an Indian officer have been killed after an Indian Army Chetak helicopter reportedly crashed into the hill near Younphula Domestic Airport, Bhutan post noon on Friday. The …
Read More »One Dead and 3 Injured In Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopter Crash
U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-6A Black Hawk of the 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment, crashed under unknown circumstances during a MEDEVAC mission. One crew member died, three others were injured. In a Facebook post, JRTC and Fort Polk said that emergency services immediately responded to the scene and that the accident is under investigation. A …
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