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“All flights were being escorted by Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker jets over Eastern Ukraine” Aviation Journalist Claims

According to an aviation journalist, two Su-27 Flankers escorted the Malaysian Boeing 777 minutes before it was hit by one or more missiles. Editor's note: all the investigations in the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 21, 2014
Aviation

[Photo] Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 hit by rocket is consumed by fire at Tripoli International airport

An impressive set of photographs shows a new Airbus A330 of Afriqiyah Airways airline being destroyed by fire at Tripoli International Airport. On Jul. 20, a brand new, empty Airbus…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 20, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. plane carrying Special Forces makes emergency landing on a road in Uganda

This will remind you a famous scene of "Lord of War" movie. On Jul. 18, a Construcciones Aeronauticas SA Casa 212-200, N604AR flying from Entebbe International to Juba, in South…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 20, 2014
Aviation

What it’s like to be sitting behind a radar screen of an SA-11 Buk SAM system

If you thought Buk (SA-11) SAM operators had a clear view of the airspace around their vehicle you were wrong. The images and video in this post show the inside…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 20, 2014
Aviation

Here’s why Malaysia Airlines MH17 overflew Ukraine on its way to Malaysia

In order to save time, fuel airliners to fly from departure airport to destination as close as possible to a Great Circle. A great circle is the shortest path interconnecting…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 18, 2014
Aviation Safety

It was just a matter of time before a civil plane was shot down in Ukraine’s SAM-infested airspace

In spite of the amount of aircraft shot down by the rebels, civil airliners flew through the SAM-infested airspace of Eastern Ukraine with the risk of being mistakenly hit. As…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 17, 2014
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