A Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander, CC-CYR crashed in a residential area of Puerto Montt, Chile, and burst into flames. The aircraft impacted a house, 400 m west of the runway at Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant Airport. The house caught fire and both occupants were injured. https://twitter.com/AirCrashMayday/status/1118207292334387201 The plane plummeted after getting entangled …
Read More »Mozambique Air Force Mi-8 Helicopter crashes in Mueda, Cabo Delgado
A Mozambican Air Force helicopter has crashed during a logistics operation in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, but without loss of life, a Mozambique police source has reported A Russian Mil Mi-8 helicopter from the Mozambican Defense and Security Forces (FDSM), registration 079, crashed on Sunday, April 14, at …
Read More »Pilots crash landed trainer jet in Goolwa paddock after engine failure
The SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet trainer aircraft force landed in a paddock after a loss of engine power. During rollout, the tail of the aircraft hit irrigation pipes causing partial separation of the rudder. An ex-fighter jet pilot and his French counterpart have had a miraculously escaped death The pair was …
Read More »Libyan government forces have shot down a Libyan National Army MiG-21 fighter jet over Tripoli
Troops loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) claimed that they had shot down a MiG-21 warplane of the Libyan National Army (LNA) near the city of Tripoli. The Libyan National Army’s (LNA) fighter jet was downed on Sunday south of the capital of Tripoli, Colonel Mohammed Gnunu, …
Read More »Rockwell NA-265-65 Sabreliner plane crashed in Northern Mississippi, 3 Dead
A Rockwell NA-265-65 Sabreliner plane crashed in Northern Mississippi. Three people have died in crash Aircraft departed Oxford-University Airport for 2-hour flight to Hamilton-Marion County Airport Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Rick Breitenfeldt tells The Associated Press that the Rockwell Sabreliner 65 aircraft crashed about 10:30 p.m. Saturday between New Albany …
Read More »Summit Air plane collided with helicopter during a takeoff at Lukla Airport, 3 killed & 4 injured
A Summit Air Let L-410UVP-E20 Turbolet impacted an AS350 helicopter (9N-ALC) during a takeoff attempt at Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Nepal. The aircraft and one helicopter were destroyed. One helicopter sustained apparent minor damage. The copilot of the Summit Airplane sustained fatal injuries. Two persons on the ground at the …
Read More »Second F-35 Crash in last 6 months raises question about $1.5 Trillion project
In the last 6 months (Approximately ) two F-35 Lightning II fighter jets crashed and 2 made an emergency landing due to the technical issue. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the state of Art Fifth generation stealth fighter jets or you can say that most advanced fighter jet …
Read More »Saudi-led coalition air defense reportedly shoots down its own Chinese-made drone
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said that coalition air defense forces shot down a drone over Seiyun city. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, Arab Coalition spokesman, said that at 10:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, the Saudi Royal Air Defense System spotted the drone moving in the direction of a populated …
Read More »More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed since 2001
According to the Washington Post investigation, More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed between 2001 and 2015 The Pentagon has shrouded the extent of the problem and kept details of most of the crashes a secret. The Post’s year-long investigation, however, raises questions about drone safety, identifying 418 …
Read More »Haftar’s Libyan National Army claims to shot down a Libyan government military aircraft
The GNA and Haftar’s forces were exchanging tit-for-tat airstrikes on each other’s positions near the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, claims to have shot down a military aircraft en route from the city of Misrata, an official representative of the …
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