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Video: Rebels down Syrian Arab Air Force Mig-23BN fighter jet in East Syria

The following video clearly shows a Syrian Arab Air Force Mig-23BN hit by anti-aircraft artillery fire on Aug. 13, 2012 over MoHasen town near Deir Ezzour, in eastern Syria. http://youtu.be/VSyTcvkvD_o…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 13, 2012
Military Aviation

Ten Minnesota Air National Guard F-16s (including a "Viper" with a new paint scheme) enroute to Kandahar, Afghanistan.

On Aug. 12, ten Minnesota Air National Guard F-16CJs belonging to the 148th FW "Bulldogs" from Duluth International Airport arrived in Morón, Spain. The two flights, respectively using the radio…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 12, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: This is what being intercepted inside a No-Fly Zone by an F-16 fighter jet looks like

I took the following picture few years ago while flying a so-called SMI (Slow Mover Interception) exercise from Trapani airbase, in Sicily, Italy. On board a slow moving Siai 208…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2012
F-35

Photo: F-35 Completes first airborne weapons separation

Traveling at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 ft, F-35 BF-3, a STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing) JSF variant, released an inert 1,000 lb GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2012
Aviation Safety

Photo: Drunken man gets a full body X-ray after falling asleep on baggage inspection machine at Rome Fiumicino airport

On Jul. 23, at about 18.00 local time, a drunken Norwegian man fell asleep on the conveyor belt of the baggage inspection machine of the Rome Fiumicino airport Terminal 3's…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2012

Video: Syrian Arab Air Force L-39 firing rockets

Since the first videos of L-39 Albatros, mistakenly identified by several media outlets as “Migs”, made their first appearance on Youtube on Jul. 24, the combat trainer equipped with an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 9, 2012
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