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Helicopters

Polish Hind and Hip helicopter operations over Afghanistan in a Black Hawk Down style video!

The following spectacular video compiled and produced by Mariusz Adamski shows the operation of Polish Mi-8 Hip and Mi-24 Hind helicopters over the Afghan theater. Things that are worth highlighting:…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
July 31, 2013
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Several helicopters fighting the massive forest fire “Carpenter 1” in Nevada

Several aircraft have been operating out of North Las Vegas airport to fight the forest fire coded "Carpenter 1". Carpenter 1 is a large fire on Mount Charleston, that began…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 31, 2013
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North Korea’s (illegally supplied) armed Hughes 500E helicopters emerge after 30 years in the dark

On Jul. 27, North Korea staged a huge parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Among the hardware that took part in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 30, 2013
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[Photo] F-35A on final at Nellis Air Force Base

Since there are not many F-35 flying around the world, any "unofficial" picture of the much maligned fifth generation stealth fighter plane is extremely interesting. The one above was taken…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 29, 2013

Here’s the control tower audio from Virginia Beach F/A-18 Hornet crash last year

On Apr. 6, 2012, a U.S. Navy F/A-18D Hornet crashed into Mayfair Mews Apartments off of Fleming Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Both pilots ejected safely and, fortunately, no one…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 29, 2013
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Egyptian Demonstrator Gets Way Too Close To A Low Flying Helicopter. Or viceversa…..

Helicopters have been the main tools used to surveil the protests in Cairo, where running battles are continuing on the streets. In the following video, an Egyptian Air Force WS-61…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 28, 2013
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