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UAV hit by SAM
Drones

Ukrainian UAV Records Its Last Seconds Of Life As It Is Hit By Russian Missile

The video, released by the Ukrainian 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, shows the downing of the UAV after it completed its artillery spotting mission. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 9, 2022
CF-18 birdstrike
Aviation Safety

RCAF CF-18 Demo Pilot Saves Aircraft After Real-Life ‘Top Gun’ Incident at Airshow

RCAF CF-18 Demo Hits Bird in Michigan In A Scene That Seemed To Be Right Out Of 'Top Gun: Maverick'. It was like a page torn from the script of…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 9, 2022
VH-139A
Helicopters

Italian Air Force Celebrates 10 Years Of Service Of Its VH-139A Helicopters

The first VH-139A was delivered to the 31° Stormo at Ciampino airport 10 years ago. On May 31, 2022, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), celebrated the first 10 years…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2022
Military Aviation

Four B-1Bs Have Deployed To Andersen Air Force Base in Guam For A Bomber Task Force Mission

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB landed at Andersen AFB in Guam amid growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Four B-1B Lancer bombers (aka "BONEs" from B-Ones) have…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2022
Flanker vs Mi-14
Troubled Areas

Watch A Russian Flanker Engage A Low Flying Ukrainian Mi-14 Helicopter In The Odesa Oblast

The video shows the fighter unsuccessfully firing its gun at the helicopter, which however was later reportedly shot down off-camera with an air-to-air missile. A short video recently made the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 8, 2022
WWII Week End Air Show
Airshows

The Weather Gods Shined Upon This Year’s ‘World War II Weekend’ Air Show

If you are plane crazy about WWII warbirds, you must attend this annual air show held in Reading, Pennsylvania USA. Three glorious rain free days, with mild temperatures, provided absolute…

Randy Jennings Randy Jennings
June 7, 2022
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