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“Storm Area 51” Facebook Event Page Disappears, But It Isn’t Alien Abduction.

Facebook Removes Spoof Event Page for “Violating Community Standards”. The humorous “Storm Area 51” event page on Facebook that went viral several weeks ago was removed by Facebook on Aug.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 7, 2019
Drones

Video: Russia’s New Su-70 Okhotnik-B or “Hunter-B” Drone Makes First Flight.

New “Hunter-B” Drone to Provide Armed, Remotely-Piloted Capability. According to Russian news agencies, Russia’s new Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik or “Hunter-B” drone made its first flight on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 7, 2019
Military Aviation

Photo Captures The Moment As Lightning Strikes A C-5 Galaxy’s Tail At The AMARG Boneyard in Davis-Monthan AFB

An AMARG employee captured the fury of the storm as it swept through Davis-Monthan AFB recently. The image in this post was shared by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 5, 2019
Airshows

F-16 Loses Gun Panel During Viper Demo Team’s Display Practice at Thunder Over Michigan Airshow

11 Days After Incident at RIAT When Horizontal Stabilizer Delaminated, Another F-16 flown by the Viper Demo Team Loses Panel. A USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon, or “Viper”, lost an access…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 4, 2019
Aviation Safety

U.S. Navy Confirms Lt. Charles Z. Walker Killed in F/A-18E Crash in Star Wars Canyon.

Lt. Charles Z. Walker was Embry Riddle Graduate, Strike Fighter School Grad. The U.S. Navy has identified the pilot killed in the crash of a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet on…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 3, 2019
F-35

First Vermont Air Guard F-35A Lightning Jet Flies From Lockheed Martin Facility in Ft. Worth

The first F-35A for the "Green Mountain Boys" is also the first Lightning II for the U.S. Air National Guard. The first F-35A Lightning II destined to the Vermont Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 2, 2019
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