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Military History

The First Ever Jet Airstrikes. A titanic failure for the Germans.

The First Ever Jet Airstrike Was a Disaster. Here’s The Bizarre Story. When gunners spot them, they are stunned: their speed. No propellers. From out of the northeast, rocketing down…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
March 19, 2017
Military Aviation

Syria claims it shot down an Israeli combat plane; Israel denies: dissecting the latest IAF strike on Damascus

According to a Syrian Army statement, an Israeli jet involved in a raid over Syria was shot down. The Israeli Air Force denies. Early in the morning on Mar. 17,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 17, 2017
Aviation

Business Jet Hurled Into Uncontrollable Dive By A380 Wake Near Oman

Wake turbulence flips Challenger jet upside down. Crew survives after emergency landing. In a bizarre incident that occurred on Jan. 7, 2017 and has been made public last week, a…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
March 16, 2017
Italian Air Force

Six Italian Typhoons are deploying to Keflavik to support NATO’s Iceland Air Policing Mission

The Italian Eurofighter Typhoons are deploying to Iceland to provide Iceland's air defense duties. From Mar. 16 to mid-April 2017, a detachment of six Eurofighter Typhoons belonging to all the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 15, 2017
Aviation Safety

Video shows British Typhoon combat plane performing a tailhook landing at RAF Coningsby following an emergency

Tailhook landings by land-based aircraft are used in emergency situations to arrest planes experiencing failures that could imply a braking or steering malfunction. Like the one shown in the video.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 14, 2017
Italian Air Force

First hand account: Flying the Eurofighter Typhoon in the Aggressor role during supersonic air combat training

We have had the opportunity to fly in one of the world's most advanced fighters to experience the thrills and complexity of a 4 vs 3 supersonic aerial combat training…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 13, 2017
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