Credits: The Travelers Club The French Presidential Airbus A330 suffered damage to the left-hand winglet when it struck the wall of a hangar during towing. The wingtip of the A330 has punctured a hole in a hangar after the incident. The A332 arrived in Beirut on Monday under the callsign …
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Rafale – RIAT 2013 – Credits: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) Greek newspaper Parapolitika reports that Greece will be getting 18 Rafale fighters. The report says a preliminary agreement for the acquisition has been reached. Ten of these fighters will be the F3-R variant built from scratch while the other 8 jets …
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Credits: reporterly The Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashed while landing as a result of a technical malfunction. There were no fatalities. The helicopter of Mi-17 typehad departedarmy’s 217th Pamir Corps in Kunduz and crashed while landing in Rustaq district of Takhar province, MoD said in a statement. Provincial …
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Photo Credits: WBOC The US Navy Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft crashed during a training flight. The four crew bailed out safely. The aircraft crashed on land. The Hawkeye was conducting a training flight at 4:05 p.m. when it crashed near Wallops Island, northeast of Norfolk, said Naval Air …
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German air force Eurofighter Typhoons wait to receive fuel over Germany from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez) Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons were scrambled to intercept a Ryanair flight landing at London Stansted …
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A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 combat aircraft narrowly avoided a more serious accident when it landed short and collided with a traffic sign during an expedient tactical airstrip training exercise on Thursday, August 27, 2020, in Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force fighter jets have practiced for rough landings on improvised …
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An MH-60 helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alex Licea, SOCSOUTH Public Affairs/Released) U.S. Army night stalker MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter Crashed under unknown circumstances. The Blackhawk belonged to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Two were killed and three …
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Credits: Clash Report / Twitter Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) discovered and seized Russian made Mi-17 helicopter that made an emergency landing near the city of Sirte. “A Russian made Mi-17 helicopter abandoned by the Haftar militias after an emergency landing was discovered and seized by the …
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Two U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones reportedly collided in Syria over Idlib province, but may also have been engaged by militants on the ground. Images of burning aircraft crashing to the ground were posted on Twitter. There was speculation that the MQ-9 Reapers were shot down. The alleged collision took place …
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T-129 ATAK – Credits: wiltshirespotter The Turkish military helicopter crashed within Iraq territory under unknown circumstances. According to The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), it had shot down a Turkish helicopter in Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for the death of one of its commanders last week. The Kurdistan People’s Defence Forces, …
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