An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron conducts basic fighter maneuvers in support of exercise Point Blank 19-2, over the Nprth Sea, June 27, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew) A US Air Force F-15C Eagle, callsign “Chosen 4”, part of a 4 ship formation, …
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U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft suffered a runway excursion and crashed into a concrete wall. Onboard were 7 crew and 26 passengers. Four occupants were injured. There was a post-crash fire. The incident with the USAF C-130H transport aircraft occurred at approximately 10:10 PM local Iraqi time on June 8, …
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That an old F-35A Lightning II mishap photo – Credits: : Michael Snyder/Northwest Florida Daily News Upon landing, the landing gear of a Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, operated by the 388th FW, collapsed. The pilot survived the crash. The accident occurred at 10:45 a.m. local time. The pilot, part …
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The wreck of a helicopter that crashed in Kendal Industrial Park, Saturday (6/6). Photo: ICSenjaya / ANTARA An Indonesian military helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Four occupants died and five were injured. “The helicopter was flying very low and getting lower until it crashed with a very loud sound,” said …
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Damaged RNLAF Boeing CH-47 Chinook Helicopter – Credits: pilootenvliegtuig.nl A Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter was damaged by a storm in the United States. The helicopter was parked at Reading, Pennsylvania, during an intermediate stop. The rotor blades were tied down as a storm was approaching. …
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Low-flying military helicopters used a wind-blowing tactic to break up crowds in Washington, DC, on Monday night as protests over racial injustice and police brutality continued past city-wide curfew. Videos posted online by New York Times reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs shows a military helicopter hovering at a low-altitude above protesters in …
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Russia has begun building a prototype of its first stealth bomber which should be completed next year, the state-controlled TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing two sources in the military-industrial complex. “Development of working design documentation is complete, material shipping has commenced,” according to a source in the “military-industrial …
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Indian Airforce Fighter jets Patroling over Pangong Lake – Credits: The traveler from Jammu The tensions between India and China reached new levels for the first time as the their airforces nearly engaged each other in the disputed region of Ladakh. According to Indian sources a formation of PLAAF J11s …
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Additional imagery released by AFRICOM on May 27. (Image credit: US AFRICOM). As we have reported earlier the U.S. Military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support mercenaries. On May 26, U.S. Africa Command released the first official assessment of the deployment to Libya of a …
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Credits: Iván Castro Palacios / Twitter on 21 May 2020, after suffering hydraulic failure, a Brazilian Air Force Embraer C-95M Bandeirante of Rumba Squadron (1º/5º GAv) made an emergency landing without landing gear on runway 34R at Natal Air Force Base. There were no injuries. According to available preliminary information, …
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