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F-104

“Black Beauty”: One Of The Last (And Most Beautiful) Special Colored F-104 Starfighters Of The Italian Air Force

Many consider "Black Beauty" the coolest F-104 Starfighter in special color scheme of the Aeronautica Militare. Of the 15 nations that flew the 2,580 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jets produced, Italy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 29, 2019
Military Aviation

Rare Sight As All Eight RAAF C-17A Globemaster III Strategic Airlifters Share The Flightline Together For The First Time

Some really interesting photos from Down Under show the gathering of 8 C-17s at RAAF Base Amberley, Australia. The photographs in this post were just released by the Royal Australian…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 28, 2019
Military Aviation

The Northrop YF-17 Cobra Prototype Has Been Given A Brand New Paint Scheme Decals and Top Gun Markings

Only two prototypes were built. One of these is the example 72-1569 that has just undergone several hundred hours of restoration work at the Western Museum of Flight in California.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 27, 2019
Military Aviation

Enjoy This Great Footage Of A U.S. C-5 Galaxy Landing and Taking Off From RAF Fairford’s Wet Runway

Awesome video shows C-5M Galaxy's landing, ground operations, taxi and short-take off during a recent visit to RAF Fairford, UK. On Nov. 22, 2019, the C-5M Super Galaxy 86-0015, belonging…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 26, 2019
Aviation Safety

Thirteen French Soldiers killed in the Collision Of Two Military Helicopters in Mali

The helicopters were flying at low altitude on their way to extract a special operations team. The French Armed Forces confirmed today the crash of two helicopters the evening of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 26, 2019
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force Resumes MiG-29 Fulcrum Operations After 9-Month Stand Down

Polish Fulcrums take to the skies again. Polish Air Force announced earlier today that its MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft will resume normal operations after a period of several months of…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
November 25, 2019
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