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Military Aviation

Watch a C-5 Galaxy drop a Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile during a test

Although it didn't make it to something more than a test, the mobile ICBM concept saw C-5 carry and drop a Minuteman missile. In 1974, the U.S. thought that the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 10, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force A-10 Close Air Support missions as seen through GoPro cameras

This is one of the coolest A-10C Thunderbolt videos ever. GoPro cameras in the cockpit of U.S. Air Force A-10s while they fly at low altitude or through the mountains,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 9, 2015
Aviation Safety

Airbus A400M airlifter crashes shortly after take off from Sevilla in Spain

An Airbus A400M aircraft crashed near Sevilla airport, in Spain, at 12:57 pm local time killing 4 crew members and injuring 2. On May, 9, the Airbus A400M with the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 9, 2015
Military Aviation

Turkish F-16 shows off Syrian Mig-23 kill mark

Another interesting kill mark has appeared on a Turkish Air Force F-16. Along with the F-16C that downed a Syrian Mi-17 Hip helicopter back in 2013, another interesting plane can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 8, 2015
Military Aviation

Syrian Mi-17 kill mark appears on Turkish F-16C during NATO Tiger Meet

A Turkish Air Force F-16C attending the Nato Tiger Meet in Konya, sports the kill marking "earned" after shooting down a Syrian Mi-17. On Sept. 16, 2013, a Syrian Arab…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 7, 2015
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Israeli F-16I pilots use Greece’s S-300 SAMs to prepare for potential Iran air strikes

Israeli F-16I pilots get S-300 training opportunity The Israeli Air Force has used INIOXOS-2015, one the largest annual exercise of the Hellenic Air Force, to prepare for a potential situation…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 6, 2015
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