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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
Aviation Safety

U.S. Navy Confirms Pilot Killed In F/A-18E Crash in Star Wars Canyon

Investigation Continues, Identity of Pilot To Be Released When Appropriate. The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the pilot of a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet that crashed at approximately 9:50 AM…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
August 1, 2019
Russia

Sukhoi Begins Serial Production Of The Su-57, Meanwhile Let’s See What We Know About Russia’s 5th Generation Stealth Jet

The first aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2019. On July 29, 2019, in a press release quoted by TASS news agency, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 1, 2019
Aviation Safety

[Updated] Witnesses: Navy F/A-18 Crashes in Star Wars Canyon, Debris Scattered In Canyon

The status of the pilot is unknown. There are reports that some visitors near Father Crowley Overlook were injured. We talked to some witnesses. Unconfirmed reports are just now surfacing…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 31, 2019
Iran

Here’s Everything We Know About The Alleged Israeli Air Force F-35 Air Strike on an Iranian Base in Iraq

According to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that cites anonymous western diplomats, the Israeli Adir was inolved in at least one air strike in Iraq. Here's everything we know. On July 19…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2019
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