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Seven F-35A Lightning Ils and seven F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation over Luke Air Force Base during the Air Force Salutes flyover May 1, 2020, at Luke AFB, Ariz. The formation consisted of 15 aircraft including F-35s and F-16s from the 56th FW and 944th FW, and a KC-135 …

On 1 May 1960, a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Air Defence Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory. The single-seat aircraft, flown by pilot Francis Gary Powers, was hit by an S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missile and crashed near …

Four F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron fly over a local hospital in Goldsboro, N.C., May 1, 2020. Team Seymour performed multiple flyovers across Eastern N.C. medical facilities to show support to those working on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo …

A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies off the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Duncan C. Bevan) There is an old joke that runs through the bomber fleet that when the B-1 and B-2 bombers are retired, …

Credits: Vishnu Som and Sean D Silva An aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) aborted its take-off from Delhi’s Palam airbase after a sudden tyre deflation today. During the take-off roll at Delhi-Palam Air Force Station, the Do 228 aircraft experienced a right-hand main gear tyre deflation. The captain …

Credits: Airshowstuff.com Youtube As we have reported earlier, Blue Angels and Thunderbirds to go on multi-city ‘Operation America Strong’ flyover tour. A formation of US Navy Blue Angels and US Air Force Thunderbirds will honor first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The Airshowstuff.com put together a …

Credits: ItaMilRadar and Photo 148822: HMCS Toronto July 2019 A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter has gone down in the Ionian Sea west of the island Kefalonia in the Italian Flight Information Region on Wednesday 29 April 2020. This is between Greece and Italy. One body …

The Thunderbirds Delta formation performs a flat pass of New York City while flying over the Hudson River, Sept. 17, 2018. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ned T. Johnston) If you live in the New York City or Philadelphia area, you might see—or hear—fighter jets tearing through the …

Credits: Oana Lungescu The world’s largest aircraft — the An-225 (Mriya) — has carried out a flight for Germany’s armed forces carrying more than 10 million face masks to Germany as part of the country’s coronavirus relief efforts. The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world’s largest plane armed with six engines …

A screenshot of the video filmed from inside the Russian Il-38N. (Image credit: Fighter Bomber/YT) Russia releases an interesting video filmed from the aircrew of a Russian Navy Il-38 “Dolphin” (NATO reporting name “May”) ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) aircraft flying close to a U.S. carrier battle group in the Pacific. A …