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Russian warplanes used practice bombs with “To Berlin!” and “For Stalin” slogans during Baltic drills

Transport planes of the Russian Baltic Fleet used practice bombs signed “To Berlin!” and “For Stalin!” during recent drills in the Baltic Region. At the beginning of August, the Russian Navy Baltic Fleet…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 14, 2015
Military Aviation

Super Cool air-to-air images of the world’s sole flying examples of Sea Vixen and Seafire

Sea Vixen and Seafire as you have never seen them before! The images in this post were taken by World famous aviation photographer Rich Cooper over the Cornish coastline, near…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 13, 2015
Military Aviation

Watch a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter perform an insane low level pass over a Dutch airbase in the 1980s

The "missile with a man in it" was one of the most badass planes ever. Overall, 2,580 Lockheed Martin F-104 Starfighter aircraft flew with the air forces of 15 countries…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 13, 2015
Aviation Safety

Images show that parts of U.S. Army 160th SOAR MH-60M that crash landed off Okinawa were covered to hide some details

A Special Operations Black Hawk performed a "hard-deck landing" on the USNS Red Cloud off Okinawa, Japan. Seven military were injured after an MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 12, 2015
Helicopters

Swiss Air Force helicopters crossed the border with France to collect water for thirsty cows

Swiss Air Force Cougar helicopters have crossed the border to collect water for cattles. A really weird and unexpected incursion into the French airspace took place at the end of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2015
Helicopters

Cool Shot of a Mil Mi-17 Hip helicopter firing 57 mm rockets

57mm rockets fired by an Azerbaijani Air Force Hip gunship. The Azerbaijani Air Force is believed to operate a fleet of 35-40 Mil Mi-17 utility helicopters. The Hip choppers can…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2015
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