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Draken Mirage F1 crash
Aviation Safety

Pilot Killed in Draken Mirage F1 Crash Near Nellis AFB

Private Contract Threat Simulation Mirage F1 Aircraft Went Down After Take Off Outside Base. A Mirage F1 aircraft owned by Draken International crashed just outside Nellis Air Force Base, near…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 25, 2021
Frecce Tricolori Special Tails
Military Aviation

Frecce Tricolori’s New Special Tails Celebrate The 60th Anniversary Of The Team

MB-339A/PAN aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori were given special tail markings to celebrate the team's 60th anniversary. On May 23, 2021, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) unveiled five MB-339…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 24, 2021
Spanish Tiger hit cable line Slovenia
Aviation Safety

Here Are The Photos Of The Recovery Of The Spanish Army Tiger Helicopter That Hit A Power Line In Slovenia

A Spanish Tiger helicopter was forced to perform an emergency landing after hitting a power line near the village of Brestanica, Slovenia. On May 20, 2021, a Spanish Army Eurocopter…

Aljoša Jarc Aljoša Jarc
May 24, 2021
Poland Bayraktar TB2
Drones

Poland Procures Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drones Almost Out of the Blue

Poland announced the procurement of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). Polish Minister of Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, announced that Poland will acquire…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 23, 2021
NOAA Lakeland
Aviation

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters Ready to Face the 2021 Hurricane Season

We visited NOAA Air Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida to discuss the impending Atlantic Hurricane season. On May 1, 2017, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) moved…

Al Clark Al Clark
May 21, 2021
Air Force One Detroit
Military Aviation

A Close Look at Air Force One’s Visit to Detroit and the Presidential Motorcade.

Detroit’s Metro Airport Yields Great Photos of Air Force One aircraft and Motorcade. Local spotters, aviation photographers and aircraft enthusiasts were treated to spectacular views of a U.S. Air Force…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 21, 2021
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