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Military Aviation

Nigerian Air Force Attack on Boko Haram Terrorists Leads to more than 100 Civilian Casualties.

Over 100 Civilians Killed in Accidental Nigerian Airstrike Media and intelligence reports indicate that a Nigerian Air Force aircraft, likely either a Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet or an Aero L-39 Albatross…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 17, 2017
Military Aviation

Need Your Own Private Air Force in a Hurry? Here’s One For Sale.

Listing Offers Twenty Complete Combat Aircraft For Sale, With Parts! For "only" 200K USD. Ever wanted to command your own private air force? Here’s your chance, and the price seems…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 17, 2017
Iran

This VFA-131 cruise video includes rare ATFLIR view of a Russian Flanker encountered during anti-ISIS mission

VFA-131 Operation Inherent Resolve Cruise Video includes rare footage of Russian Flanker (and Iranian F-4 Phantom) encountered by the U.S. Navy Hornets. The footage below is not the usual USN…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 17, 2017
Aviation Safety

Boeing 747 freighter crashes in Kyrgyzstan. Flight crew of 4 and 33 civilians on ground killed.

Boeing 747-400 freighter crashed while attempting to land at Kyrgyzstan's main airport in thick fog. News media and intelligence reports indicate that MyCargo Airlines Boeing 747-412F registration "TC-MCL", a freighter operating…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
January 16, 2017
Aviation Safety

Thai Gripen jet crashes during airshow in Thailand

A Royal Thai Air Force JAS-39 Gripen has crashed in Thailand. Pilot dead. On Jan. 14, at 09.27 LT, a RTAF JAS-39 Gripen crashed at Hat Yai Airport, Thailand, during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 14, 2017
Aviation

Boeing 747-400 on a DoD mission lands at Poznan airport for the first time in history, bringing 300 US troops to Poland.

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 on "a military passenger charter flight" for the U.S. Defense Department's (DoD) landed for the first time at the Polish airport of Poznan. An Atlas…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 14, 2017
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