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Military Aviation

Join a Marines “Jump Jet” on a flight over the Mediterranean sea off USS Kearsarge

Take a seat and watch the following interesting video. It shows Capt. David Neely, an AV-8B Harrier Pilot assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 24, 2013
Military Aviation

Meanwhile, in Guam: B-52 bomber is loaded with (dummy) Air-Launched Cruise Missiles

The following images show airmen from the 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed from the 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, preparing a dummy AGM-86C…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 23, 2013
Military History

This rocket-like plane could have been the SR-71 Blackbird replacement

The following image, published by Code One on its Facebook page, shows configuration SA-2S, an SR-71 Blackbird replacement concept that was studied by Convair in the early '60s. According to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 23, 2013
Military Aviation

Russian Tu-22M Backfire bombers escorted by Su-27 Flankers simulate night attack on Sweden.

Erik Arnberg, a reader of The Aviationist, brought to my attention an episode that occurred on the night of Mar. 29, 2013, when Russian military aircraft simulated a large scale…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 22, 2013
Aircraft Carriers

This is how naval aviators prepare for actual arrested landings aboard aircraft carriers

Marine Aircraft Group 31 pilots conduct field carrier landing practice (FCLP) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC, on Apr. 16, 2013. http://youtu.be/dui5GcmX2V0 Before pilots can actually land aboard aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 22, 2013
Iran

F-14, F-4 and F-5 jets: not the U.S. Navy of the ’70s but today’s National Army Day in Iran

On Apr. 18, Iran celebrated the traditional National Army Day in honor of its land, sea and air forces. As usual, along with the parade, the event featured an aerial…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 21, 2013
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