Lt. Col. Glen Messner, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon over the state capitol in Madison, Oct. 18, 2008. – Credits: Photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is reported down in the Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula, Michigan. The …
Read More »Two Pilots Forced To Eject After RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet Suffered A Low-Speed Runway Excursion
Screenshot from the footage aired by ABC News (Australia) (Image credit: ABC News Australia) A RAAF Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, operated by 1 Squadron, suffered a low-speed runway excursion from RAAF Amberley (YAMB), Queensland. Both pilots ejected safely. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the cockpit. Apparently, there was a …
Read More »Indonesian Air Force KAI KT-1 Training Aircraft Crashes In Yogyakarta region, Both Pilots Ejected Safely
Demonstration Flight of ROKAF New Light Trainer KT- Doo Ho Kim – commons file The Indonesian Air Force KAI KT-1B Woongbi trainer plane crashed under unknown circumstances. Both pilots ejected safely. Though Wong Bee KT-18 plane was heavily damaged, pilots Sekti Ambarwati and Krisna Nugrahawere able to safely eject before impact in …
Read More »Tigray Rebels Allegedly Claims To Shot Down Ethiopian MiG-23 Fighter jet & Captured Pilot
There are conflicting reports concerning the downing of a MiG-23 warplane of the Ethiopian Air Force in the Abi Adi area by the Tigray nationalist movement. Tigray fighters belonging to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have claimed to shoot down a MiG-23 which crashed near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers …
Read More »Indian Navy MiG-29K Trainer Aircraft Crashes Into Arabian Sea, One Pilot Rescued Another Missing
MiG-29K operates from INS Vikramaditya – Credits: An Indian Navy MiG-29K crashed under unknown circumstances in the Arabian Sea. One crew member ejected safely, another is missing. Search operations are being conducted. The incident took place at around 5 pm in the Arabian Sea, it said, adding that a high-level …
Read More »Zimbabwe Air Force Plane Crashes Near Gweru Killing Both Pilots
A small plane of the Zimbabwe Air Force crashed near Gweru under unknown circumstances. Both occupants died in the crash. A source near the scene says there were two occupants in the plane and both are suspected dead. The source who is speaking to The Mirror by phone says that …
Read More »U.S. Officially Offers Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Jets To Switzerland
Two F-35C Lightning II, attached to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, fly in formation for a photo exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon E. Renfroe (Released) The US Government and Lockheed Martin have officially proposed the sale …
Read More »Republic of China Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Goes Missing Off Eastern Taiwan
REUTERS/PICHI CHUANG Taiwan buying more—and more advanced—F-16s from the US would not please China. STERN REPRESENTATIONS “Extremely dangerous”: China warns US on F-16 sales to Taiwan By Steve MollmanApril 1, 2019 A Taiwanese military F-16A-20-CF, operated by the 5th Tactical Fighter Wing, 26th Tactical Fighter Group, is missing. Search operations …
Read More »U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes Off Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Killing 8 Including 6 Americans
Troopers assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, participate in a land to air to sea casualty evacuation training exercise during their nine month rotation in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Jan. 22, 2016. Photo by Sgt. William Tanner A UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Sinai desert in …
Read More »Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes in Nangarhar Killing Two
Old Mi-17 elicopter Crash Image The Afghan military Mil Mi-17 crashed upon takeoff. Two crew members died and another two were injured. The crash happened due to technical issues as the helicopter was taking off in Hesarak district, MoD said in a statement. Last night around 12:00 a.m., an AAF …
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