The armed F-18 was destroyed in an accident near Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California during a routine training flight. The pilot ejected and is stable. A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed near Naval Air Station China Lake, Calif., on Tuesday, Naval Air Forces Cmdr. Zach Harrell told …
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Many of our readers probably remember the iconic Top Gun fly-by scene when Maverick and Goose’s F-14, buzz the Tower at Miramar on their way back from their dogfight with Jester. Here’s the scene from the 1986 film starring Tom Cruise, who will reappear in the sequel. Well, that …
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Sixth U.S. Super Hornet crashes in 2 years: F/A-18E crashed into the Philippine Sea. US Navy (USN), Carrier Air Wing 5 Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) crashed into the sea off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa The fighter jet crashed some 250 kilometers (156 miles) east-southeast of Okinawa’s capital …
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With more than 300,000 active service personnel, more than 5,000 planes currently in service, and a budget more than $180 billion, the US Air Force is undoubtedly the largest and mightiest air force in the world. United States air force has a wide range of fighter jets and has air …
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