U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sage V. D’Aprile, an AV-8B Harrier II pilot, walks to his aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elias E. Pimentel III) According to military.com, The United States Marine Corps is offering some former Reserve pilots …
Read More »USMC F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Was Alive For 10 Hours In Sea After Deadly Midair Collision: Investigation Report
on December 6, 2018, U.S. Marine Corps C-130 & F/A-18 crash off the coast of Japan, after an Aerial Refueling Mishap. An aerial disaster prompted a scramble to find five missing Marines, with a sixth Marine declared dead and a seventh rescued safely from waters off the coast of Japan, …
Read More »USMC F-35B Sustained more than $2 million In damage from a Bird Strike during takeoff
On May 7 a U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) F-35B with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing operating out of Iwakuni, Japan was forced to abort takeoff after a bird strike caused the aircraft to suffer millions of dollars worth of serious damage. The aircraft “safely taxied off the …
Read More »USMC F-35B Stealth Fighter jet Crashes Near MCAS Beaufort
USMC F-35B Stealth Fighter jet Crashes Near MCAS Beaufort. A military plane crashed five miles outside Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort just before noon Friday, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Reports indicate the pilot ejected from the aircraft. His condition is not known at this time. MCAS …
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