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Syria

The U.S. Air Force Wants To Use The B-52 Strategic Bomber For Leaflet Drops During PSYOPS Missions

Testers from the 419th Flight Test Squadron are looking to see if B-52 Stratofortress bombers can undertake psychological operations dropping leaflets with messages. Along with nuclear bombs and several other…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 1, 2017
North Korea

New U.S. Air Force F-16 With Centennial Tail Flash Unveiled In South Korea

A New Special Colored F-16 From The 36th FS Flying Fiends Was Unveiled At Osan Air Base, 50 miles south of the DMZ. The 36th Fighting Squadron "Flying Fiends", belonging…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 31, 2017
Airshows

Here Are The Highlights Of Royal International Air Tattoo 2017

Several Interesting Aircraft Took Part In This Year's Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT). Held at RAF Fairford, on Jul. 14-16, RIAT 2017 brought to the UK a wide variety of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 31, 2017
Airshows

Beautiful Video of The Only Two Flying B-29s Together For The First Time

First B-29 Formation in Over 50 Years Gets Airborne at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For the first time since the early 1960’s when they were retired from U.S. Air Force service, two…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 29, 2017
Aviation

Commercial Pilot Catches Remarkable Photos of Alleged Secret Chinese Anti-Missile Test

Alleged Chinese ABM Test Coincides with North Korean Ballistic Missile Test. A commercial pilot flying a Cargolux 747 from Hong Kong to Baku has shot photos of what is believed…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 29, 2017
Aviation Safety

Sea Vixen Future In Question Following Analysis of Belly Landing Damage

Inspectors Suggest Restoration After Belly Landing Will Be Extensive. The Royal Navy Heritage website Navy Wings has announced the status of repairs and prospects for restoration of their De Havilland…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
July 28, 2017
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