ILL-FATED. Smoke billows from the PAF helicopter that crashed in Cauayan City. PHOTO COURTESY OF KELLYKENZA SAWIT A Bell UH-1D Iroquis impacted the terrain during a takeoff attempt from Cauayan Air Base (CYZ/RPUY), Cauayan City, Isabela . The helicopter was destroyed by the impact sequence and two of the five …
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Credits: ZOKA on July 19, 2020. This photograph first emerged online on Pro-regime social accounts claimed that Syrian troops recovered the Black Hornet near the town of Tal Tamr in the country’s northeastern Al Hasakah Governorate, which borders Turkey to the north and Iraq to the south. The picture shows …
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An NH-90 NFH from Netherlands Air Force – Credits: Andre Wadman An NH90 helicopter of the Royal Netherlands Air Force crashed into sea, 12km off Aruba, killing a pilot and a tactical coordinator. Two other crew members were rescued. The NH90 NFH was stationed on the offshore patrol vessel Zr. …
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Taiwanese OH-58D – Credits: 玄史生 A Taiwan Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior (registration 616, coded 31025), operated by 601st AirBgd, crashed at Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ/RCPO) under unknown circumstances. Both crew members died in the crash. During the incident, the helicopter was returning to Taoyaun City from Hsinchu Air Base …
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Turkish Police Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i surveillance aircraft impacted Mount Artos as it was returning to Van-Ferit Melen Airport in Turkey following a mission. All 7 on board were killed. The reconnaissance plane crashed into Mount Artos, a dormant volcano in the province of Van, Anadolu news agency reported …
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Credits: Screenshot from video A video reportedly filmed on July 2, 2020 shows Saudi Arabian F-15 aircraft intercepting and shooting down two Iranian drones over Yemen. The drones look to be a counterfeit model of the Israeli Hermes 450, a popular unmanned aircraft used by Israel, Mexico, and the US. …
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Capt. Spencer “Memphis” Bell, 40th Flight Test Squadron Pilot and Tech. Sgt. John Raven, 40th FLTS Photographer fly near White Sands National Monument near Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Apr. 24, 2019. This was the first time this AIM-9X was used against a QF-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by …
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Details remain limited, but the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is burning pier-side at Naval Base San Diego. There are reports of 21 injured, including 17 sailors and 4 civilians. The 21 injuries were reported as non-life-threatening and all victims are in stable condition at area hospitals. …
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As we have reported earlier that, Turkey Allegedly Testing F-16s And F-4s Against Russian S-400 Missile System. Now according to the Bulgarian Military website Turkey tested the delivered Russian S-400 Triumph on fifth-generation American fighters citing the Evening Courier magazine. The two batteries of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems are …
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Venezuela Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MK2 – Credits: André Du-pont (Mexico Air Spotters) On 9 July, the Strategic Command Operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces has reported that it shoot down unidentified aircraft with a U.S. serial identification number as it violated the country’s airspace. “CEOFANB reports that the United …
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