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Malta International Airshow 2012 Highlights

Once again, the yearly Malta International Airshow, held on the Sept. 29 - 30 weekend, featured some of the most interesting and rare aircraft of the airshow season. Among the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2012

The Dark Knight rises: impressive U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber fast flyby photo

Taken on Jul. 21, 2012, by Russell Hill, the following picture shows a variable-sweep wing B-1 strategic bomber serialled 85-0073 "Dark Knight", belonging to the 7th Bomb Wing, 13th Bomb…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2012

Phabulous Phantom Photo: F-4 fighter jet’s romantic take off into a rainbow

Taken few hours ago at Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, by Gian Luca Onnis, the following picture shows a German Air Force F-4 Phantom with the Jadgdeschwader (JG) 71 “Richthofen”, taking…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2012

UK’s Response Force Task Group heading to the Mediterranean Sea

Led by HMS Illustrious (aka "Lusty"), elements of the UK's Response Force Task Group (RFTG), left Portsmouth on Oct. 1, to take part to part to a series of exercises…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
October 1, 2012

Video: Landing a B-52 at Barksdale Air Force Base

This video will put you aboard a Buff as the strategic bomber intercepts and follows the localizer on an ILS approach for runway 33 and, after landing, taxies to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2012

Prototype of Turkey’s first armed drone crashes during test flight. Again.

Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News reported the news that the prototype of the ANKA unmmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed during a test flight on Sept. 27. The Turkish drone was flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2012
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