Special colored CH-47 Chinook helicopter to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Cino”
On May 17, the Italian Army celebrated the 40th anniversary of the CH-47 Chinook ("Cino" as it is nicknamed in Italy) helicopter with a ceremony held at Viterbo airport. Along…
Satellite images show Chinese fighter jets deployed to base in Tibet
The following Google Earth screenshots were taken by The Aviationist reader Nicolae Sinu. They show the airfield in Tibet where five Chinese J-11 fighter jets (indigenous Su-27 Flankers) appear to…
Awesome video shows B-52 bombers during a MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off)
It must have been a smokey morning at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, when the following video was filmed. Ten B-52H bombers take off during a Minimum Intervall Take…
China deploys Su-27 fighter jets to Tibet
The Chinese have recently created a Su-27 airbase in Tibet, as CNN-IBN reports. It was made official just recently as several of these planes were spotted in Gonkar airbase last…
[Video] RAF Sentinel spyplane operations in Mali
The following footage shows a Royal Air Force Sentinel aircraft deployed in Senegal, supporting French and African forces operating in Northern Mali. The ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) platform flew more…
RAF’s Red Arrows cleared for new displays (with nine planes)
May 17 saw the Royal Air Force's "Red Arrows", one of the world's most famous display teams, awarded their Public Display Authority (PDA) for 2013 by Chief of the Air…