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Military Aviation

A Serious Look at the History of Inappropriate Contrails Made by Pilots

The Social Media Sensation from Last Week’s Penis Drawn in the Sky Isn’t the First. The opportunity for puns and social media memes from last week’s giant penis drawn in…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 25, 2017
Military Aviation

Area 51-based F-16D Performs Rare Pass Through The Star Wars Canyons Hours After F-117 Is Spotted Chased By Two Seater F-16

This was probably the very same F-16 flying alongside an F-117 on Nov. 14, 2017. On Nov. 14 (the day after an F-117 was photographed on a trailer south of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 25, 2017
Military Aviation

The Day After An F-117 Was Spotted On A Trailer In Southern Nevada Another One Was Photographed Flying With An F-16 Near Rachel

Some F-117s have already taken the road to the scrapyard, others continue flying. Enjoy your Black Friday with a Black Jet story. As already reported, an F-117 Nighthawk was spotted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 24, 2017
Italian Air Force

The Italian BR-1150 Atlantic Has Completed Its Last Flight Ending An Impressive 45-year Career

The Italian Air Force bid farewell to the Breguet Atlantic. And Here Are Some Of The Most Significant Moments Of Its 45-year Career. On Nov. 22, 2017, the Italian Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 24, 2017
Military Aviation

India Successfully Test Fires “Fastest Cruise Missile” From Aircraft

Multi-Mission BrahMos Cruise Missile Claimed to be Fastest in the World. The Indian Air Force conducted the first-ever successful air launch of the BrahMos cruise missile from a Sukhoi Su-30…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 23, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

U.S. Navy C-2A Aircraft Carrying 11 Crew And Passengers Crashed In The Ocean Southeast Of Okinawa

C-2 Greyhound COD confirmed involved in the crash. According to the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet, a United States Navy C-2A aircraft belonging to VRC-30 "Providers" carrying 11 crew and passengers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 22, 2017
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