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Military Aviation

Here’s How Israel Managed To Get Three Second Hand B-17 Flying Fortress Bombers

When the Egyptian Air Force started attacking Tel Aviv on May 15, 1948, the day after Israel announced independence, the Jewish state felt the need to respond to the Egyptian…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
July 22, 2014
Aviation

There’s an American EF-111 Raven in the graphic shown by Russia to prove a Ukrainian Su-25 flew close to the MH17

Based on the graphic shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was a U.S. EF-111 Raven to fly close to the MH17 just before it was shot down. According…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 21, 2014
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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
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