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Syria

Syrian Scud missile launch caught on tape

Filmed with a mobile phone (oriented vertically), the following amateur footage shows a Scud missile fired at rebels by Syrian forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. http://youtu.be/dI6sMQxbb2Y Although the authenticity of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2012
Military Aviation

B-52 bomber approach and landing cockpit video. Possibly exposing pilot’s mistake…

The following video brings you in the cockpit of a B-52 Stratofortress, the most famous U.S. bomber of the last 60 years. http://youtu.be/F-ZhbieXfqM What makes the footage extremely interesting is…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2012
Military Aviation

Iraqi Air Force C-130J cargo planes on delivery

On Dec. 12, an acceptance ceremony held at Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Georgia, facility, celebrated the delivery of the first three C-130J for the Iraqi Air Force. Six planes, purchased through…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2012
China

Japan scrambles eight F-15s to intercept Chinese plane that intruded disputed islands airspace

Up to eight F-15 jets were scramble by the JASDF (Japan Air Self Defense Force) in the morning of Dec. 13 (02.00 GMT - 11.00 LT), after a Chinese Harbin…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2012
Aircraft Carriers

Two E-2C Hawkeye aircraft involved in unusual accident on board USS Truman

A quite unusual accident occurred on board USS Truman in the Virginia Capes, where the supercarrier is involved in CARQUAL (Carrier Qualification) activity. A source who talked to NavyTimes revealed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2012
Aviation Safety

Emergency Over North Sea: Cockpit Recording Of Aircrew Ejecting From An F-4D Phantom

Ejection caught on tape. The cockpit audio you can find below in the form of video with transcript was recorded in 1975, during a flight that ended with the ejection…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 12, 2012
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