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Chinese Su-27 Jet Threatened U.S. Surveillance Aircraft with a barrel roll stunt over the top of it

A Chinese Su-27 Flanker flew within 50 feet of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft. It looks like not only Russian Su-27 Flanker are involved in close encounters with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 22, 2014
Military Aviation

Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6 Texan II aircraft make stop at Stansted

Some quite rare and interesting visitors at Stansted airport. Two Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6 Texan II aircraft, NZ1401/01 (N2824B) and NZ1402/02 (N2826) believed to be destined to 42…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 22, 2014
Military Aviation

Join an F-16 pilot on a low level mission over Greenland with a GoPro

HQ video with RDAF F-16s low level over Greenland ice sheet. Here's another interesting footage filmed with GoPro cameras of a Royal Danish Air Force F-16 flying along the ice…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 21, 2014
Military Aviation

[Video] A-10 Warthog’s take off filmed with a GoPro camera

A-10 taking off from Bagram, as seen from inside the cockpit. Here's an interesting footage filmed with a GoPro camera from inside the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force A-10…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2014
Aviation Safety

New photo show moment two Italian Tornado jets collided mid-air sparking huge fireball

Two Italian Air Force Tornado jets have crashed after colliding midair in central east Italy. While search of the four missing pilots continues, here are two images taken moments after…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 20, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] U.S. A-10 Warthogs during aerial refueling over Afghanistan

An interesting gallery of U.S. Air Force's A-10s being refueled over Afghanistan. Taken on Jul. 10, 2014, the images in this post show U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 19, 2014
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