Credits: Cocoa Beach Air Show A Valiant Air Command Grumman TBM-3E Avenger crashes during Cocoa Beach Air Show. The TBM Avenger performing in the warbird parade had a mechanical issue and the pilot was able to bring the plane down close to the shore. Rescue personnel were immediately on scene …
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Kazakh Sukhoi Su-30SM at Irkutsk-2 – Credits: Alexey Korshunov A Kazachstan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM crashed on approach to Balkhash Airport (BXH/UUAH). Both pilots ejected safely. “During routine training mission at the landing approach at the training aviation center of the city of Balkhash, the Su-30SM multi-role fighter jet crashed,” …
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Lockheed C-130B FAC-1001 – Credits: Torre ElDorado A Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana) Lockheed C-130B suffered hydraulic failure at Bogotá AirportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG/SKBO), Bogotá After takeoff, the Lockheed C-130B FAC-1001, operated by ESCTA 811, encountered technical difficulties. The pilots returned to El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá where …
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Credits: Public Relations Doc of Puncak Polres A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was deliberately set on fire by armed militants in Ilaga Airport, Kabupaten Puncak, Papua. Local media reported that the helicopter belonged to PT Esra, which seems unlikely as this operator is not known to fly Mi-8 helicopters. The Indonesian …
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Midnight Hawks (four BAE Hawk jet trainer aircraft) at Helsinki International Airshow 2009 – Credits: Vestman Two Finnish Air Force Midnight Hawks Aerobatic team training jets contacted each other in mid-air. The wings of the planes made contact, causing minor damage. Both aircraft landed safely. Four Hawk jet training aircraft …
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A USAF 437th Airlift Wing Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, performing flight RCH351 (callsign “Reach 351”), experienced a fire in the main lefthand wheel bay, probably due to overheated brakes, after landing at Joint Base Charleston (CHS/KCHS), North Charleston, South Carolina. On 9 April 2021, a C-17A mishap occured at Joint …
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Turkish Air Force KAI KT-1 Woongbi – Credits: Aldo Bidini The KT-1 type military training aircraft, which took off from the 2nd Anajet base in İzmir, crashed in the sea off Foça for an unknown reason. The Ministry of National Defense announced the two pilots aboard were rescued. The cause …
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Credits: TRT World A Northrop NF-5 aircraft, belonging to the Turkish Air Force demonstration team “Türk Yıldızları” (Turkish Stars) crashes in the central province of Konya killing a pilot. According to the Turkish authorities, the NF-5A Freedom Fighter crashed at 14.15LT, during a training flight. UPDATE: Pilot dies in NF-5 …
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A F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 conducts airshow practice at Naval Air Station Oceana on Jan. 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caledon Rabbipal) on Mar. 22, 2021, An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Gladiators” of Strike …
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Image: Old Afghan Air Force Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopter crash – Credits: Pajhwok Afghan News An Afghan National Army Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in Nahre Siraj district after a technical malfunction. three occupants are said to have died in the crash, even others were …
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