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Aviation Safety

Family Of Contractor Killed By F-16 During Nighttime Training Awarded Settlement In 25 Million USD Lawsuit

Student pilot during first nighttime live fire exercise at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, strafed the wrong target. According to court records, on Jan. 31, 2017, Charles (Chuck) Holbrook,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 17, 2020
Military Aviation

The APG-83 AESA Radar Reached The Full Operational Capability With The U.S. Air Force Air National Guard

The new radars were also employed recently in a cruise missile defense exercise. Northrop Grumman announced that its AN/APG-83 SABR (Scalable Agile Beam Radar) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 16, 2020
Afghanistan

Nine Dead in Collision of Two Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters in Southern Helmand Province.

Reports Suggest Victims May Have Been Afghan Special Operations Unit. Nine victims are reported dead and an unreported number are injured following the collision of two Afghan Air Force Helicopters…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 16, 2020
Military Aviation

The 555th Fighter Squadron “Triple Nickel” Has Its Own “Have Glass V” F-16C Aircraft

Now both the "Triple Nickels" and the "Buzzards" have received at least one F-16CM in the new paint scheme. The 555th Fighter Squadron, belonging to the 31st Fighter Wing, based…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 15, 2020
Military Aviation

Here Are Some Impressive Photos Of The B-52 “Elephant Walk” At Barksdale Air Force Base

Eight "BUFFs" from the 2nd Bomb Wing took part in a readiness exercise yesterday. On Oct. 14, 2020, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, hosted a readiness exercise the 2nd BW…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 15, 2020
Military History

Spitfire Fighter Aircraft’s Part Washes Up On A Dutch Shore 75 Years After The End Of WWII

You never know what can wash ashore.... Dutch media outlets are reporting an interesting discovery that took place at Vrouwenpolder, in the southwestern province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands, where…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 14, 2020
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