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Rare insight into the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force

The reign of the RN Sea King HC4 comes to an end They say that legends aren’t born, but made.The reputation of the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) Sea…

Richard Cooper Richard Cooper
February 21, 2016
Military Aviation

Cool photo shows F-15E Strike Eagles conducting a Missing Man formation to honor Korean War ace

The following picture gives you a different perspective of a missing man flyover. Taken on Jan. 27, 2016, the picture in this post was captured from inside the cockpit of…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 21, 2016
Military Aviation

A RAF Tornado GR4 was given the iconic Gulf War ‘desert pink’ paint scheme to celebrate 25 years of continuos combat ops

The Royal Air Force has unveiled a new special-colored Tornado. The RAF has painted a Tornado GR4 fighter-bomber in ‘desert pink’ paint scheme to honour the aircraft type’s almost continuous operational service…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 20, 2016
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Here are the photos of the Italian Eurofighter Typhoons departing for their first Red Flag exercise

Eight Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon are about to attend Exercise Red Flag 16-2. On Feb. 19, seven Italian Air Force Typhoon jets left Grosseto airbase, Italy,  for Nellis Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 19, 2016
Military Aviation

Photos show former Blackbird Maintainers cleaning the SR-71 on static display at Beale AFB

A new mission for former Blackbird personnel. Taken on Jan. 26, 2016 the following interesting pictures feature former Blackbird Maintainers cleaning the SR-71 static display at Beale Air Force Base, California.…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
February 19, 2016
Military Aviation

Take a look at these photographs of the Russian Tu-160 bombers intercepted by the RAF Typhoons

...an ordinary day for the British Typhoons in QRA (even though the photos show two French interceptors). Social media went abuzz yesterday as two nuclear-capable Russian Air Force Tu-160 Blackjack…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 18, 2016
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