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Military Aviation

Pilot Wearing “Maverick” Helmet Flew Through The Star Wars Canyon During “Top Gun” Sequel Filming

Filming of “Top Gun: Maverick” Continues, Tomcat Returned, Aerial Sequences Shot. A sharp-eyed aviation photographer caught a photo of a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet two-seat variant transiting through the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
March 29, 2019
Aviation Safety

French Rafale Jets Grounded After Passenger Was Accidentally Ejected From A Two-Seater Last Week Return To Flight

It looks like the French Air Force has resumed flight operations for that part of the French Rafale fleet grounded after the recent incident. The grounding that involved part of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2019
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Italian Typhoons Deployed To Kuwait To Replace AMX Jets And Carry Out ISR Missions In Support Of Air War On Daesh

Italian Eurofighter Typhoon jets wilI carry out ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) missions using the RecceLite pod. Four Italian Air Force F-2000A jets are currently deployed to Ahmed Al Jaber airbase,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 28, 2019
Military Aviation

U.S and Polish C-130s Take Part In Joint Drills At Powdiz, One Of The Most Important Bases On NATO’s Eastern Flank

We attended the Media Day of Aviation Detachment 19-1. Here’s what we have seen. Over the course of last month Powidz airbase has hosted a Polish-US aviation/ and cargo/personnel drop…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
March 28, 2019
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Two Dozen F-22 Raptors Perform “Elephant Walk” As Part Or Readiness Exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

24 Raptors an E-3 Sentry and a C-17 Globemaster III took part in a readiness exercise at JBER in Alaska. Some really cool photographs of two dozen F-22s from the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 27, 2019
Military Aviation

Legendary Air Combat Pioneer, Vietnam F-8E Fighter Jock and F-14 Pilot Joe “Hoser” Satrapa Has Died

Satrapa Advocated Use of Guns in Modern Dogfighting; His Influence Remains Today. Legendary U.S. Navy F-8E Crusader pilot and aerial gunnery advocate Commander Joe “Hoser” Satrapa passed away on Mar.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
March 26, 2019
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