RAF loses two Tornado GR4 aircraft in crash off eastern Scottish coast
News reports have come in the afternoon of Jul. 3 that two RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft have crashed into the Moray Firth off the Eastern coast of Scotland. The RNLI…
Parade of Pachyderms: mass launch of 12 large cargo planes
On Jun. 29, 2012, Team Travis conducted a mass launch of 12 cargo planes to test the ability of the local Air Mobility Wing to safely and smoothly launch a…
Was the Turkish F-4 Phantom shot down by Syria actually a drone? A new interesting theory emerges.
Since the news that a Turkish Air Force RF-4E had been shot down by Syria on Jun. 22, I've received several comments and emails from known and reliable sources as…
U.S. Air Force C-130H plane crashes during a firefighting mission in South Dakota
At 18.00LT on Jul. 1, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130H, identified as serial number 92-1454 (156 AS/145AW NC ANG), supporting firefighting missions against the White Draw…
Video: Brazilian Air Force Mirage 2000 flyover shatters windows of Supreme Court Building, in Brasília.
On Jul. 1, 2012, at around 10:20 local time, the windows of the Supreme Court and Congressional buildings in Brasíla, Brazil's capital, were shattered as two Mirage 2000 fighter jet performed…
Pararescuemen training jumps from U.S. Air Force HC-130s
The following picture, was taken on Jun. 27, when pararescuemen with the 306th Rescue Squadron conducted training jumps from an HC-130P at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to maintain readiness…
