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Aviation Safety

Bird Strike Possible Factor in Snowbirds CT-114 Crash That Killed One, Injured Pilot.

Images Emerge of Possible Object in Close Proximity to Intake During May 17 Crash. A collision with a bird in flight after takeoff may have contributed to the crash of…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 2, 2020
Russia

U.S. B-1B Bombers Trained On Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Capability During Latest Mission Over the Black Sea 

The announcement came a few days after the mission where the Bones flew with assets from Poland, Romania and Ukraine. As we already reported last week, two U.S. Air Force…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 1, 2020
Military Aviation

Two Dozen F-16s (Escorted by Two HH-60Gs) Conduct Rare “Elephant Walk” And COVID-19 flyover At Aviano Air Base

Unprecedented readiness training by the 31st Fighter Wing's F-16s and HH-60Gs today. Two dozen F-16s belonging to the 510th Fighter Squadron and 555th Fighter Squadron, along with two HH-60G Pave…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 1, 2020
Russia

British Sentinel R1 Intercepted by Russian Su-30SM over the Black Sea while U.S. B-1s Were in the Same Area Last Week

A video emerged showing the Flankers keeping a safe distance from the ISR aircraft A short video surfaced online on May 29, 2020 showing a Royal Air Force Sentinel R1…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 1, 2020
Italian Air Force

New Special Colored F-104 Unveiled For The 100th Anniversary of the Historic First Rome – Tokyo Flight

The aircraft was prepared for the anniversary of the arrival in Tokyo. Even though the F-104 Starfighter was retired by the Italian Air Force in 2005 (last operational flight on…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 1, 2020
Space

Successful SpaceX Manned Launch Raises America’s Hopes After Difficult Week.

Space Photographer Matt Haskell Describes Triumphant American Return to Manned Space Flight. Set against the dark backdrop of an ongoing global pandemic and a week of domestic unrest in the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
May 31, 2020
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