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Military Aviation

Have A Look At These Unique Photos Showing Baltic Air Policing Jets (Flying With Live Missiles)

Aircraft providing Baltic Air Policing as seen from a privileged point of observation. The images in this post were taken by Bartosz Bera/RBS Photos from a C-27J Spartan plane during…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 14, 2015
Military Aviation

The most unusual MiG killer: the Skyraider air-to-air victories on North Vietnamese MiG-17s

The Douglas Skyraider has been the last piston engine propelled aircraft to shoot down a jet fighter. The last propeller U.S. Navy attack aircraft to disappear from the decks of the flattops…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
January 14, 2015
Military Aviation

RAF Typhoon jets fly over the snow-capped Grand Canyon on their way to Red Flag

RAF Typhoons supported by a Voyager tanker deployed to Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas to take part in Ex. Red Flag. And here are a few cool photos…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 12, 2015
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New Russian Air Force Aerobatic Team (the fifth one) to Debut during the Moscow Victory Day Parade

A new aerobatic team is about to debut in Russia. According to ITAR-TASS agency, a new Russian aerobatic team is to debut publicly for the first time on May 9,…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 12, 2015
Military Aviation

Dogfighting and ultra-low level flying with the Super Hornets of the VF-143 Puking Dogs

Here is another awesome clip shot with GoPro cameras. The following video was shot by the pilots of VFA-143, The Pukin’ Dogs, while flying on detachment near Portland, Oregon over…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 11, 2015
Military Aviation

Polish Fulcrums join Italian Typhoons to provide NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission

Polish Air Force Mig-29s once again deployed to Lithuania for Baltic Air Policing. According to a press release issued by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, four Polish MiG-29 Fulcrums have…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 10, 2015
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