A Delta flight had to make an emergency landing in Raleigh, North Carolina, due to engine problems. Hear passengers describe the frightening experience Dramatic video footage taken by a passenger on board a Baltimore-bound flight Monday showed a loose spinner rattling in one of the engines before the plane was …
Read More »Two Qatar Air Force training jets collided in Mid-Air and crashed
Two Qatar Emiri Air Force training jet collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The incident was announced on the ministry’s Twitter account without mention of the date or time of the incident. “During a training flight a collision occurred between …
Read More »IAF Air Traffic Control officer confusion caused Budgam ‘friendly fire’ Mi-17 chopper crash
Six IAF personnel and a civilian were killed when the helicopter disintegrated and crashed in Budgam on the day that Indian and Pakistani jets squared off along the Line of Control following the IAF airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan. See Details: 6 IAF Officers & 1 Civilian Killed In IAF Mi-17 helicopter …
Read More »U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake evacuated after earthquake
on July 6, 2019, following earthquakes up to 7.1 magnitudes in the Ridgecrest area, Rear Admiral Bette Bolivar, Commander Navy Region Southwest, has issued an evacuation order for Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The facility has been declared not mission capable until further notice and is open only for …
Read More »Sweden joins UK next-generation “Tempest” fighter programme
The Telegraph has reported that Sweden will be the first partner nation in the British Tempest programme to build a next-generation “Tempest” fighter jet. on July 16, 2018, UK unveils new Sixth-generation “Tempest” fighter jet model at Farnborough airshow Tempest – a collaboration between industry partners BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, MBDA …
Read More »U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Weapon Station China Lake was closed after the earthquake
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake was closed Friday as officials assessed infrastructure damage caused by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook southern California. According to the U.S. Navy, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, located in the Western Mojave Desert region of California (approximately 150 miles north of Los Angeles) was closed Friday …
Read More »Red Arrows Hawk T Mk 1 aircraft experienced a tyre blowout on landing at Farnborough Airport
After an air display at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and on return to land at Farnborough Airport, one of the Hawk T Mk 1 aircraft operated by the Red Arrows (RAFAT) experienced a tyre blowout on landing. There were no injuries, but tyre debris was found on the runway. …
Read More »Libyan National Army shot down Government of National Accord fighter jets In Libya
Libyan National Army (LNA) Claims to have shot down Government of National Accord (GNA) fighter jets In Libya Apparently, the pilot died in the crash. Few Sources claims that the Fighter jet shoot down was a MiG-23. #Libya– photos from wreckage of #GNA MiG-23 that was reportedly shot down by …
Read More »Indian Air Force HAL Tejas fighter jet External fuel tank accidentally Falls Mid Air Over Tamil Nadu
Indian Air Force HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft External fuel tank accidentally dropped in a field in Tamil Nadu The fuel drop tank of a Tejas fell off mid-air during a routine sortie from the Sulur air base near Coimbatore on Tuesday morning. The aircraft landed safely after the incident. …
Read More »Ukrainian Air Force L-39C Albatros military trainer Aircraft crashed near Starovirivka settlement
Ukrainian Air Force Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros military trainer Aircraft crashed near Starovirivka settlement on 2 July 2019, the Военно-воздушные силы Украины (Ukrainian Air Force) lost an L-39ZA in an accident near Starovirivka, Kharkiv region, around 16:00 hours local time. An L-39, the jet trainer crashed during a training flight …
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