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Aviation Safety

Spanish Hornet Crashes During Take Off From Torrejon Air Base Killing Pilot

The Spanish Air Force has just suffered another deadly accident: an EF-18 Hornet from Ala 12. It’s The 12th Major Incident Involving A Hornet In The Last 17 Months. Just…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 17, 2017
Military Aviation

Interesting Photo Shows F-22 Raptor Landing At RAF Lakenheath With Open Missile Bay

This Is Something You Don't See Too Often. The photographs in this post were taken by our contributor Alessandro Fucito on Oct. 12, 2017. They show a U.S. Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 16, 2017
Military Aviation

OTD in 1947, Chuck Yeager Became The First Pilot To “Break” The Sound Barrier

The Right Stuff: the first manned supersonic flight. On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S Air Force Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager (now 94), flying the rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft #46-062 christened "Glamorous…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 14, 2017
Military Aviation

The Enigmatic SR-72 And the Palmdale Sightings: What Do They Tell Us About America’s Secret Hypersonic Program?

The Media is Full of Speculation, But What Do We Know and What Can We Predict? One of 2017’s biggest defense and aviation stories is the anonymous sighting by a…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 12, 2017
Aviation Safety

Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon Crashes Near Albacete After Performing In National Day Parade, Killing Pilot

It's the third deadly crash of a Eurofighter in one month. A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon has crashed at Albacete, southeast on Madrid, Spain, while recovering to Los Lanos…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 12, 2017
Military Aviation

This Photo Shows A U.S. Air Force C-5M Galaxy Landing in St. Maarten For The Very First Time To Support Hurricane Irma Relief Operations

A giant C-5 Galaxy landed at Princess Juliana International Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Maho Beach, located on the final approach to the Princess Juliana International Airport's runway,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 11, 2017
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