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[Video] Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel

Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel near occupied airport Belbek Crimea. This video shows the tense moment Russian troops met Ukrainian Air Force soldiers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2014
Russia

Twelve Croatian Air Force MiG-21s stuck in Ukraine following Russian invasion

The Russian invasion of Crimea has found some Croatian MiGs in Odessa. According to Croatian media outlets, 12 Croatian Air Force MiG-21 that were sent in Ukraine to undertake maintenance…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2014
Helicopters

New video: Russian gunships cross the Strait of Kerch at low level during first phase of Crimea invasion

Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind gunships entered the Ukrainian airspace flying at ultra-low level over the sea. A new video taken on Feb. 28, during the opening phase of the Russian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 4, 2014
Military Aviation

MiG fighter jets chief designer Rostislav Belyakov dies at 94

Rostislav Belyakov, MiG chief designer, died at the age of  94 last Friday in Moscow. Belyakov became the chief designer back in 1969, succeeding the firm's founder Artyom Mikoyan. When…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 4, 2014
Military Aviation

“Selfie” of an F-16 pilot while firing a live Air-to-Air Missile

This is the ultimate "selfie": taken from the cockpit of an F-16 launching a Sidewinder missile. Update: here's the video of the flight during which the selfie was taken. Self-portrait…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 3, 2014
Military Aviation

[Photo] Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker heavily armed for Combat Air Patrol

First image of Su-27 Flanker fighter jet "armed to the teeth" to perform Combat Air Patrol following the Russian invasion of Crimea. An interesting image, showing a fully armed Ukrainian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 3, 2014
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