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Military Aviation

You Gotta Be Shitting Me! The Story of the first U.S. SAM-hunters in Vietnam

In addition to being the first of the so called “Century Series” fighters and the first U.S. Air Force plane able to reach supersonic speed in level flight, the North…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
March 13, 2014
Aviation Safety

These images may show debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

Satellite images of what could be debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were released on a Chinese government website. The three images, published by the Chinese State Administration…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force plans to remove almost 500 aircraft over the next five years

The USAF plans to divest entire fleets, including the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack plane and U-2 Dragon Lady spyplanes and "focus on the multi-role aircraft that can deliver a variety…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 12, 2014
Russia

Ukraine State Air Traffic Service plane’s just departed Simferopol airport seized by pro-Russian troops

Simferopol is one of the two Crimean airports seized by pro-Russian troops. A Ukraine State plane has just departed from it heading towards Ukraine. As Crimea prepares for the referendum…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2014
Russia

[Map] Ukrainian Military Bases and Russian Forces located near Ukraine’s borders

Here's the position of the Russian and Ukrainian military forces in and around Crimea. Although it is dated Mar. 1, 2014, hence a bit obsolete how dynamic the situation on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2014
Aviation

What we know and what we don’t about the mysterious Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappearance

Some 72 hours after contact with the Boeing 777 flying over the Gulf of Thailand was lost, what really happened to Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight remains a mystery. It's almost…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2014
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