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[Updated] Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport loses refueling boom in flight. Again.

According to Flight Global an Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport (MRTT) which is destined for the UAE has lost its refueling boom whilst in flight at around 7.20pm local time on…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 11, 2012

Documentary unveils Air Force One’s 9-11 journey across the U.S., secret trip into Baghdad and Obama’s first flight

Last year, I published a series of articles about the 9-11 for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, that you can find here. One of them was about the Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2012

“If you don’t come to democracy, democracy will come to you”: this is what this awesome aircraft carrier photo says

"If you don't come to democracy, democracy will come to you". This is the kind of message that the picture below, released by the U.S. Navy on Sept. 10, 2012,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2012

New details of Israel’s 2007 attack on the Syrian Nuclear reactor emerge

An article appeared in the ‘New Yorker’ (written by David Makovsky, a Jewish American who has lived in Israel for many years although now living back in the US) has…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 10, 2012

These dramatic pictures DON’T show Syrian warplanes hit by surface to air missiles

Along with real pictures and videos of Syrian Arab Air Force planes and helicopters downed by the rebels, an increasing amount of fake footage and images has been spreading on…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2012

Amazing video of the Spanish Air Force 43 Group flying the “Superscooper” shows why firefighting missions are a bit hazardous

The 43 Group (Grupo) is a unit of the Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire) with the primary mission to collaborate in extinguishing forest fires and participate in supporting secondary…

felixiturbide felixiturbide
September 10, 2012
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