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Philippine Air Force A-29B Super Tucano Aircraft Damaged During Landing At Clark Air Base

Philippine Air Force A-29B Super Tucano Aircraft Damaged During Landing At Clark Air Base

Afghan Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano – Nardisoero – Own work A Philippine Air Force Embraer A-29B Super Tucano, operated by 15 Strike Wing, 16 Attack Squadron “Ëagles”, was damaged during landing at Clark Air Base (RPLC), Pampanga, after a maintenance test flight. The pilot and observer escaped unhurt. The Philippine …

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Philippine Air Force C-130 Hercules Crashes With 96 People Aboard

Philippine Air Force C-130 Hercules Crashes With 96 People Aboard

Credits: Jason Felipe Villamor Gutierrez A Philippine Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules crashed and caught fire while on approach to Jolo Airport, Philippines. Preliminary reports indicate that the crash resulting in at least 31 deaths, the incident is one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the Philippines’ military history. The …

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Tigray Rebels Claims To Shot Down Ethiopian Air Force L-100-30 Hercules Transport Aircraft

Tigray Rebels Claims To Shot Down Ethiopian Air Force L-100-30 Hercules Transport Aircraft

A Lockheed Hercules of the Ethiopian Air Force has been destroyed in an accident near Gijet, Ethiopia. Unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft was downed by the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) during the armed conflict known as the Tigray War that started in November 2020 between Ethiopia and the Tigray Region. …

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Russian National Guard Mil Mi-8 Helicopter Crashes Near St. Petersburg Killing 3 Onboard

Russian National Guard Mil Mi-8 Helicopter Crashes Near St. Petersburg Killing 3 Onboard

A Baltic Airlines Mil Mi-8P over the Peter and Paul Fortress Helipad (ULLQ), Igor Dvurekov – commons.wikimedia A Russian National Guard Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances in the Gatchina district, Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg. The Mi-8, which belonged to the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia), was carrying three …

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Russian Air Force Orlan-10 UAV Crashes in Syria

Russian Air Force Orlan-10 UAV Crashes in Syria

UAV Orlan-10 lands by parachute – Credits: Mil.ru A Russian Air Force Orlan-10unmanned reconnaissance aircraft crashed in Montef, Jabal al-Zawiya region after a technical malfunction. A Russian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft crashed on Sunday evening as a result of a technical malfunction in the Jabal al-Zawiya area, while rebels thwarted an …

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Saudi Armed Forces UAV Allegedly Shot Down By Houthi Rebels Over Sarwah

Saudi Armed Forces UAV Allegedly Shot Down By Houthi Rebels Over Sarwah

An Insitu ScanEagle, a small unmanned aerial vehicle – Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick A Saudi Armed Forces Boeing Insitu ScanEagle (UAV) was apparently shot down by Houthi rebels in al-Mushajah area, Sarwah district, Ma’rib governorate. A spokesman for the Yemeni army and fighters from popular committees Yahya …

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USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Suffered Runway Excursion In Finland

USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Suffered Runway Excursion In Finland

The U.S. Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker air tanker, which participated in the Arctic Challenge Exercise 21 – Credits: Ilmavoimat U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, air refueling plane suffered a runway excursion after landing at Rovaniemi Airport, Finland. No one was injured. According to Lentoposti news, the aircraft stopped 150m past …

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