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Aviation Safety

Watch: Rocket Accidentally Fired by Chadian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot Nearly Hits French C-130H at NDjamena Airport

The rocket missed a French Hercules but hit a house killing four civilians. On Apr. 17, 2020 a rocket accidentally fired by a Chadian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot parked at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 18, 2020
Aviation Safety

Indian AH-64 Apache Makes Emergency Landing in Punjab, Fuels Wild Speculations.

Crew and Aircraft Safe After What Appears to be An Easy Touch Down in Farm Field. An Indian Air Force AH-64E Apache attack helicopter made an emergency landing in a…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 17, 2020
Aviation Safety

Dramatic Video Shows Kazakh MiG-31 Foxhound Catch Fire in Midair, Crew Ejects.

Crew Reported to Have Survived, But Specific Status Unreported. A Kazakh Air Defense Forces MiG-31 interceptor was captured on video as it burned just before crashing in a rural area…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
April 17, 2020
Helicopters

Royal Netherlands Air Force 298 Squadron Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Its Special Painted CH-47 Chinook

D-666 (aka "The Beast") in special color scheme makes a tour of popular low flying area's in The Netherlands to celebrate 75th anniversary of the "Grizzly" squadron. The 298 Squadron…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 17, 2020
Military Aviation

An Airbus MRTT Test Aircraft Has Carried Out The World’s First Ever Fully Automatic Refuelling Contacts

The A330 MRTT will be equipped the first automatic aerial refueling with a boom system. An Airbus MRTT test aircraft has successfully completed the first ever fully Automatic Air-to-Air Refuelling…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 17, 2020
Aviation Safety

Awesome HD Video Filmed Aboard MiG-15UTI Flying Ultra-Low Over Mojave Desert (as Hydraulic Failure Kicks In)

Amazing footage brings us back to the age of the "Red Eagles" of Project CONSTANT PEG. Almost one year ago, we reported about a two-seat MiG-15UTI jet that was spotted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 16, 2020
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