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Taiwanese pilot killed in French Mirage 2000-5 crash

The French rfi news website has reported that a Taiwanese pilot has lost his life in a crash whilst flying a French Air Force Mirage 2000. The pilot had been…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
October 4, 2012

Photo: First U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters perform aerial refueling from KC-130J

On Oct. 2, two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters conducted the first aerial refueling with a KC-130J Hercules in the sky above Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 4, 2012

Turkey shells Syria in response to Syrian rocket attack

Several news agencies are running stories according to those Turkey has shelled targets within Syria after the town of Akcakale came under mortar fire from within Syria which resulted in…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
October 4, 2012
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“Soesterberg we have a problem”: the story of a pilotless Soviet MiG-23 over Belgium

That time a Soviet MiG-23 crossed Europe before crashing in Belgium. Jul. 4 1989 was a hell of an Independence Day for the 32nd TFS (Tactical Fighter Squadron) “Wolfhounds”, a…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
October 3, 2012

U.S. Marine Corps Harrier flight ops aboard USS Bonhomme Richard. As seen through the Night Vision Goggles.

The following cool video shows AV-8B+ Harrier jump jets (as those destroyed in the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion's airfield in Afghanistan) belonging to the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2012

Malta International Airshow 2012 Highlights

Once again, the yearly Malta International Airshow, held on the Sept. 29 - 30 weekend, featured some of the most interesting and rare aircraft of the airshow season. Among the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2012
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