On Aug. 14, the first DT-II (Developmental Test Phase Two – the second of three planned tests aimed at expanding the F-35B’s shipboard operating envelope for the U.S. Marine Corps) night vertical landing was executed by F-35 Marine Corps test pilot, Lt. Col. C.R. “Jimi” Clift. Clift, a Harrier pilot.
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Four SD ANG F-16Cs returning from Poland have arrived in the UK. One of them sports the brand new overall grey color scheme aimed at reducing the aircraft’s RCS (Radar Cross Section). Four F-16Cs from […]
USMC Harrier Loss is Fourth U.S. Military Aviation Aircraft Loss in 2019. A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft crashed in a wooded area on Monday, May 20, 2019 near Havelock, North Carolina. The […]
“Con la Diana sul Petto” is the name of the event that the 5° Stormo organised in Cervia airbase to give farewell to the F-16. The locally-based 23° Gruppo is in fact about to release […]
