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Here’s the control tower audio from Virginia Beach F/A-18 Hornet crash last year

On Apr. 6, 2012, a U.S. Navy F/A-18D Hornet crashed into Mayfair Mews Apartments off of Fleming Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Both pilots ejected safely and, fortunately, no one…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 29, 2013
Helicopters

Egyptian Demonstrator Gets Way Too Close To A Low Flying Helicopter. Or viceversa…..

Helicopters have been the main tools used to surveil the protests in Cairo, where running battles are continuing on the streets. In the following video, an Egyptian Air Force WS-61…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 28, 2013

Private Cessna violates Russian airspace near Poland. Su-27 Flanker fighter jets are scrambled against it.

Russian MoD has confirmed that a private Cessna plane has Russia's airspace in the Kaliningrad region, near the Baltic  Gdansk Bay, on Jul. 25. Sukhoi Su-27 plane was used to…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 28, 2013
Military Aviation

Here are the images of the first ten U.S. F-15 fighter jets deploying to Israel for “Juniper Stallion 13”

On the afternoon of Jul. 14, 2013, ten F-15 fighter jets (8 x F-15Cs and 2 x F-15Ds) left the UK for Israel on Jul. 16. from the Louisiana ANG…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 26, 2013
Aviation Safety

F/A-18 Hornet pilot performs one of craziest flybys ever

Poor airmanship or skilful pilot? Most probably both. The new video (actually posted to Youtube a couple of years ago - thanks to Juanma Baiutti for the heads-up) that will fuel…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 25, 2013

U.S. Air Force to shoot down its own F-16 (aerial target drones)

As no Phantoms are left to be converted after the last one left the 309th AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) based in Tuscon, Arizona to join the 82nd Aerial…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 25, 2013
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