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Military Aviation

A scene never to be repeated again: a sky filled with black stealth fighter jets

On Oct. 27, 2006, twenty-five Lockheed F-117A stealth jets flew over Heritage Park at Holloman Air Force Base during the Silver Stealth event for the F-117's 25th anniversary. 59 production  “Nighthawk"…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 2, 2014
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A-10, C-130 and F-16 aircraft under snowstorm at Bagram airfield, Afghanistan

First measurable snow of the 2013-2014 winter covered the U.S. aircraft based at Bagram airfield, in Afghanistan on Dec. 29, 2013. Snow accumulated on A-10s, C-130s , C-17s, and F-16s…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 2, 2014
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Airbus A400M tactical airlifter makes combat debut in Mali

Released by the Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) these images show the Airbus A400M Atlas tactical airlifter during its first combat sortie in support to Operation Serval in Mali.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 2, 2014
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Heavy Metal: last missions of the AC-130H Spectre gunship over Afghanistan

According to the U.S. Air Force Central Command, the one below has been their viewer's favorite in 2013. It shows the last days of the AC-130H Spectre gunship in its…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 1, 2014
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This photo of AH-64 Apache helicopter salvoing flares in the dark is one of the best of 2013

Known as "Peten" ("Cobra" in Hebrew) in the Israeli Air Force, the Boeing AH-64A is an attack helicopter that Israel has extensively used in combat since 1990s. Involved in Lebanon…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 31, 2013
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Inverted over the enemy: Mirage 2000 intercepts F-16 upside down

The first thing the image in this post reminded us is the famous scene of Top Gun (when Maverick turns its F-14 Tomcat upside down to give the finger to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 31, 2013
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