“All flights were being escorted by Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker jets over Eastern Ukraine” Aviation Journalist Claims
According to an aviation journalist, two Su-27 Flankers escorted the Malaysian Boeing 777 minutes before it was hit by one or more missiles. Editor's note: all the investigations in the…
[Photo] Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 hit by rocket is consumed by fire at Tripoli International airport
An impressive set of photographs shows a new Airbus A330 of Afriqiyah Airways airline being destroyed by fire at Tripoli International Airport. On Jul. 20, a brand new, empty Airbus…
U.S. plane carrying Special Forces makes emergency landing on a road in Uganda
This will remind you a famous scene of "Lord of War" movie. On Jul. 18, a Construcciones Aeronauticas SA Casa 212-200, N604AR flying from Entebbe International to Juba, in South…
What it’s like to be sitting behind a radar screen of an SA-11 Buk SAM system
If you thought Buk (SA-11) SAM operators had a clear view of the airspace around their vehicle you were wrong. The images and video in this post show the inside…
Here’s why Malaysia Airlines MH17 overflew Ukraine on its way to Malaysia
In order to save time, fuel airliners to fly from departure airport to destination as close as possible to a Great Circle. A great circle is the shortest path interconnecting…
It was just a matter of time before a civil plane was shot down in Ukraine’s SAM-infested airspace
In spite of the amount of aircraft shot down by the rebels, civil airliners flew through the SAM-infested airspace of Eastern Ukraine with the risk of being mistakenly hit. As…
