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Airshows

Kish Air Show: A Rare Opportunity To See The World’s Last Flying F-14 Tomcat Jets In Action. And much more.

F-14 Tomcat and F-4 Phantom Jets Among The Highlights of Iran International Air Show 2018 During the last week of November, Kish island hosted the 9th edition of the Iran…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 19, 2018
F-35

First TLP Course To Integrate 5th and 4th Gen. Aircraft Successfully Completed At Amendola Air Base

TLP 18-4 saw the participation of the F-35 Lightning II for the very first time. From Nov. 21 to Dec. 14, more than 900 military from 5 different nations and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2018
Military Aviation

Tom Cruise With F-14 Tomcat on Snowy Set in Tahoe: Top Gun Escape Scene Filmed?

Hollywood leaks photos of Cruise in snowy set; fan photos show special colored F/A-18F flying though the Star Wars Canyon; F-14 Tomcat appears on set. More “leaked” photos from production…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 18, 2018
Military Aviation

A-10 Thunderbolt II Attack Aircraft’s Bomb Markings Explained

A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, sport hundreds bomb markings. Here's what they mean. Bomb and kill markings are a very…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2018
Aviation Safety

Questions Continue After Death of 6 Marines, Loss of 2 Aircraft Off Japan.

Latest Accident Continues Tragic Trend, Underscores Risks of Marine Aviation. “The cause of the crash is under investigation.” It is the boilerplate statement issued in the aftermath of every aviation…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 14, 2018
Military Aviation

Up Close And Personal With The A-10 Warthog’s Scorpion Helmet-Mounted Cueing System

Cockpit Video Brings You Aboard An A-10 Thunderbolt II during Operation Guardian Blitz II A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, belonging to the 163rd Fighter Squadron of the 122nd Fighter Wing from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2018
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