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Italian Air Force

Tales From The Cockpit: Testing The B-52 Stratofortress Bomber With The USAFTPS At Edwards AFB

An Italian on the BUFF at the USAF Test Pilot School. And how he did get there. I was selected to join the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (RSV), the Italian Air…

Fabio Consoli Fabio Consoli
February 7, 2021
Military Aviation

Updated: Intruder at Joint Base Andrews Boarded C-40 Aircraft, Had Existing Warrants.

USAF Says Boarding of C-40 VIP Transport At Joint Base Andrews Not Linked to Extremist Protests at Capitol. The Public Affairs office of the 316th Wing at Joint Base Andrews…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
February 5, 2021
Military Aviation

Reports: Security Breach at Joint Base Andrews After Unauthorized Boarding of C-37 VIP Aircraft.

Report Suggests Security Breach at Joint Base Andrews and Unauthorized Boarding of C-37 VIP Transport Followed Gate Intrusion. An unknown person without authorization entered Joint Base Andrews outside Washington D.C.…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
February 5, 2021
Military Aviation

OTD in 1969, The Iconic XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Super Bomber Made Its Last Flight

The massive XB-70 Valkyrie is the largest and heaviest airplane ever to fly at Mach 3. The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was the most ambitious super-bomber project of the Cold War.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 4, 2021
Military Aviation

30 Years Ago RAF Buccaneer Bombers Carried Out Their First Mission in the Gulf War.

During the Gulf War, the RAF Buccaneer bomber flew a kind of mission its designers hadn't foreseen. Yesterday, my attention was caught by an interesting post of the Royal Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 3, 2021
Military Aviation

The New F-15EX Flies For The First Time Ahead Of The First Deliveries Later This Year

The new advanced F-15EX Eagles will replace the older F-15Cs that have long surpassed their expected service-life estimates. The first new F-15EX built for the U.S. Air Force took the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 2, 2021
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