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Military Aviation

[Photo] How to move a watercraft U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s way

Maritime External Air Transportation System using a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook. Taken on May 21, in Moses Lake, Washington, the above image shows Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 5, 2014
Airshows

Typhoon with D-Day invasion stripes among Duxford D-Day Anniversary Airshow highlights

Here are some of the highlights of Duxford D-Day Anniversary Air Show. The first airshow of the season at Duxford celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings. Among the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 5, 2014
Military Aviation

Three U.S. B-52 strategic bombers have deployed to the UK

Three B-52 Stratofortress bombers have arrived at RAF Fairford, UK, for a mini-deployment lasting two weeks. On Jun. 4, two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2014
Military Aviation

Photo comparison shows D-Day beaches as they were in 1944 and as they are today

RAF reconnaissance planes have taken shots of the D-Day beaches after 70 years. With today's stand-off technology and higher resolutions. RAF Tornado GR4 jets from II (AC - Army Co-operation)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2014
Aircraft Carriers

That time a C-2 Greyhound nearly went overboard USS Nimitz

Landing on an aircraft carrier in rough seas can be quite dangerous On Oct. 9, 2001, a C-2A Greyhound COD (Carrier On board Delivery) plane carrying Argentine dignitaries aboard experienced…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2014
Military Aviation

U.S. RC-135U spyplane and Russian Su-27 in one of the most dangerous aerial encounters since the Cold War.

According to U.S. Defense officials, the one between a U.S. RC-135U and a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker was something more than a routine intercept. The RC-135U is one of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 3, 2014
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