A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing pilots the high-altitude reconnaissance platform at approximately 70,000 feet above an undisclosed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Ross Franquemont/Released) The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed “Dragon Lady”, is an American single-jet engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by …
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An F-22 Raptor crashed on NOV. 16, 2012 at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. .(Lisa Norman / U.S. Air Force) A Lockeed Martin F-22A Raptor of 43rd FS, 325th FW, Tyndall AFB (PAM/KPAM), Florida, crashed about 12 miles NE of Eglin AFB (VPS/KVPS), Florida. The pilot, whose name is …
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Credits: Mariusz Błaszczak on May 11, 2020, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer flew over Poland, escorted by the Polish Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum and F-16 Block 52+ aircraft. According to the official information released by the Polish MoD, the jet entered the Polish airspace at 7:25 AM. The MoD …
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F-16’s from the 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard drop live bombs onto the North Impact Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Aug. 9, 2017. Fort McCoy is home to several large-scale training exercises, including the Combat Support Training Exercise (CSTX) which is a large-scale training event where units …
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U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Hokaj, 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, prepares to fly in aircraft 343, an F-16 Fighting Falcon, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 23, 2020.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alex Miller) U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet created history as he …
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Credits: DOPE767DRIVER / Instagram U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter jet skidded off the runway during emergency landing at Andrews Air Force Base. The mishap took place on May 2 at around 1:30 PM local time. The fighter skidded off the runway and lost its radome after making an emergency …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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