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Syria

Turkish Phantom shot down in Syria update: it may have violated the Syrian airspace to probe the air defenses readiness

According to the latest news about the Turkish F-4 shot down by a Syrian Air Defense battery on Jun. 22, the North Atlantic Council will meet on Tuesday Jun. 26,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2012
Syria

Turkish Phantom shot down by Syria update: Damascus releases map with the route flown by the plane

On Jun. 23 Syrian news agency SANA has published the following statement issued by a Syrian military spokesman, which provides the version of Damascus about the mysterious downing of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 23, 2012

If you love the B-52, this video was made for you: take-off, aerial refueling, formation flying, landing with the Buff

The 96th Bomb Squadron brings you on a B-52 training mission from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, on Apr. 18, 2012. Footage includes briefing, take off, aerial refueling, formation flying,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 23, 2012
Syria

[Updated] Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by Syrian Air Defense battery. Known and unknown facts.

Late on the afternoon (Central European Time) of Jun. 22, media outlets started to report that a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom has disappeared over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, near…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 22, 2012
China

New Chinese fighter revealed? Maybe or maybe not. Most probably just a very well known L-15 advanced jet trainer.

Although many media outlets around the world suggest the aircraft being moved on a truck on the highway from Beijing to Shenyang (whose photos have been published on several Chinese…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 22, 2012
F-35

Photo: F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft doing aileron roll with asymmetric weapons load

Taken on Jun. 14, the following image shows the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft BF-2, piloted by Cmdr. Eric Buus, flying inverted (most probably doing an aileron roll) with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 22, 2012
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