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Helicopters

Iraqi Army Special Ops Force Recruitment video feat. Mi-25 Gunship helicopters

Here's an interesting recruitment video for the Iraqi Army SOF (Special Operation Force). Among the other things, it shows some Mi-25 Hind attack helicopters and some Mi-8/17 Hip choppers used…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 7, 2014
Iran

Iran’s mysterious military plane crashes that amount to “mass purges”

On Jan. 5, 1995 the entire senior commanders of the regular Iranian Air Force (HQ's general staff) were killed in a suspicious plane crash near the city of Isfahan. Among…

Winston Smith Winston Smith
January 7, 2014
Aviation Safety

Shocking footage shows plane crashing into the ground in Iceland

Released just a few hours ago, the following footage was recorded on Aug. 5, 2013. It shows a Beechcraft Super King Air 200, registered TF-MYX, an Air Ambulance flight operated…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 6, 2014
Military Aviation

Watch this: amazing Post-Cold War low pass compilation

The following video shows several low passes performed by aircraft in service with the Polish Air Force. Footage was shot at Biała Podlaska airbase (in eastern Poland, near the boundary…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 6, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

Photo of India’s new Aircraft Carrier Battle Group. Better than China’s?

Few days ago we posted the first shot of China's first Carrier Battle Group "built" around Liaoning aircraft carrier and characterized by many weaknesses. On Jan. 5, the Indian Navy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 6, 2014
Aviation Safety

Douglas C-47 Skytrain perfoms one of the lowest and craziest flybys ever

The following video shows a Douglas C-47 Skytrain (military version of the DC-3 Dakota) performing a low flyby "at a private air strip no one around for miles and there…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 5, 2014
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