AC-130H Spectre gunship’s final mission
On Jan. 16, the 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted its final mission with the AC-130H gunship at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. To celebrate the retirement of the Spectre,…
“Dambusters” Squadron’s final mission. Will reform and get F-35B in 2018.
RAF's legendary Squadron disbanded 71 years after famous raid over Germany. Will reform and get F-35s in a few years. Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron known as the “Dambusters”, from…
The world’s most realistic exercise underway at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas
F-22 Raptors, F-15E Strike Eagles, F-16s Fighting Falcons as well as RAF Typhoons and Tornados are taking part in Red Flag 14-1 Red Flag, world’s largest and more realistic exercise,…
Lightning strikes near MC-130E Combat Talon. Are lightnings a risk to airplanes?
When "lightning within five" is announced on an U.S. airbase, personnel are instructed to seek immediate shelter. Lightnings don't down planes, at least not directly... Taken in 2006 at Duke…
[Video] Ryanair’s Boeing 737 no flap emergency landing in Warsaw
On Jan. 29, Ryanair Boeing 737-800 EI-EKW, flying as FR9524/RYR244L from Stansted to Lublin, performed an unusual no-flap, high speed emergency approach to Chopin Airport in Warsaw (where it was…
[Photo] The effect of Florida’s freezing rain on U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship
Florida is experiencing unusually cold temperature. High winds and freezing rain, brought by a winter storm coated aircraft in a layer of ice. These images, taken on Jan. 29, 2014,…
