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Aircraft Carriers

The Story of a U.S. Navy S-2 Tracker that lost one engine, at night, in bad weather, off Norway

Flying a US Navy S-2 single engine to the beach while the ship was begging it to come back aboard. “Jimmy, how you doing?” Jack shook my hand. We were…

Jim Tritten Jim Tritten
January 23, 2015
Military Aviation

F-5 Tiger jets perform ultra low level flyby pruning trees in the process

This is probably the coolest way to trim your trees. The video in this post was filmed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mombasa (Moi International Airport), one of the airbases…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 22, 2015
Aviation Safety

[Photo] U.S. Air Force C-17 caught fire at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

An engine malfunction led to a C-17 Globemaster cargo catching fire at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. On Jan. 7, a C-17 Globemaster III with the 445th Airlift Wing caught fire…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 21, 2015
F-35

Photos of F-35, F-16, A-10, F-15E jets launching from Nellis Air Force Base

Nellis AFB near Las Vegas, is one of the airbases where you can see F-35 Joint Strike Fighters fly. Nellis AFB, Nevada, is one of the most interesting and busiest…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 20, 2015
Military Aviation

U.S. A-10 reportedly shot at by ISIS militants with Strela MANPADS in Iraq

U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft face the threat of Man Portable Air Defense Systems in Iraq. According to a report by Iraqi News, American A-10 were shot at with four Strela…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 19, 2015
Helicopters

HH-60 Helicopter refuels from HC-130 in one of the most awesome aerial refueling photos ever!

Helicopter Air to Air Refueling as you've (probably) never seen it. The image in this post was taken during a training Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling (HAAR) mission over Alaska. It was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 19, 2015
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