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Aviation

Sheldon Adelson’s Airbus 340 Spotted In Tel Aviv Sporting C-MUSIC Anti-Missile System

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's private Airbus A340-500 was spotted at Ben-Gurion International Airport with an interesting self-protection system. On May 31, 2019, our friend and journalist Nir Dvori, shot a really…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2019
Military Aviation

Two Super Hornets Buzz NAS Fallon Control Tower Allegedly For The Filming of “Top Gun” Sequel

"Buzz the Tower" Scene Filmed At NAS Fallon For "Top Gun: Maverick". Many of our readers probably remember the iconic Top Gun fly-by scene when Maverick and Goose's F-14, with…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2019
Military Aviation

These Legacy Hornets Have Just Arrived At Davis-Monthan AFB’s “Boneyard”

Some F/A-18A+/C Hornet jets have recently arrived at the 309th AMARG. VFA-34 “Blue Blasters”, the last remaining F/A-18C Hornet squadron in the U.S. Navy, bid farewell to the “Legacy Hornet”…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 1, 2019
Military Aviation

Air-to-Air With The RAF Typhoons Guarding the Baltic Skies

Here's what it looks like to be intercepted by RAF Typhoons deployed to Estonia for NATO Baltic Air Policing. Last week our fellow photographer, Michał Prokurat, had an opportunity to…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 30, 2019
Aviation Safety

Watch the Moment an Indian Air Force Jaguar Jet Has a Bird Strike, Jettisons External Loads.

India Credits Pilot With “Saving Plane” After Engine Loss and Fiery Stores Jettison. An Indian Air Force (IAF) SEPECAT Jaguar or “Shamsher” was involved in a bird strike incident on…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 29, 2019
Aviation Safety

Man Photographed with Drone in Western U.S. Military Low Flying Canyon Threatens Area for All

Despite Posted Signs and Rules, Illegal Drone Operators Threaten Low Flying Area. Local Death Valley area photographer and aviation expert Brian Emch captured photos of a person flying a small…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 28, 2019
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