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Military Aviation

Russian Video Of Captured U.S. F-5 Tiger Jet Dogfighting Against MiG-21 in Tests Raises Question: Do They Still Operate American Jets?

Russia Operated Captured U.S. Aircraft for “OPFOR” Evaluation. As we have reported previously, it is no secret the U.S. has made and still make use of captured or otherwise acquired…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 14, 2017
Military Aviation

NATO Unveils New Special Livery E-3A AWACS for 35th Anniversary

Special Color Scheme Showcases Multinational AWACS Operations for NATO. Special paint scheme aircraft are always interesting news but even more so when they are large ones. A newly painted NATO…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 13, 2017
Aviation Safety

Cockpit Video From Inside A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer As The bomber Is intercepted Over The Baltic By A Russian Su-27 Flanker

The Su-27 intercept as seen from the cockpit of the B-1B bomber over the Baltic Sea. Our friends at Air Forces Monthly have obtained a pretty interesting footage: filmed from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2017
Airshows

F-35A Filmed Rehearsing Its New Flight Demonstration Routine In Preparation For Paris Air Show 2017

F-35A Aerobatic Rehearsal for Paris. U.S. Air Force F-35A "AF-78" tail number 13-5072 from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah performed a low show aerial demonstration practice for…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 12, 2017
Airshows

Video Shows Spitfire Crashing While Taking Off During Airshow In Northeastern France

Spitfire Ground Rolls on Takeoff. Spitfire XIX PS890 was involved in a serious accident at the L’aérodrome de Longuyon – Villette in northeastern France on Sunday, June 11. According to…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 12, 2017
Military Aviation

Check Out This Really Unusual “Formation”: USAF B-1Bs, B-52H, KC-135R Escorted by Russian SU-27 Over Baltic.

Here are some extraordinary pictures of a really unsual "close encounter" over the Baltic Sea. In yet another sensational encounter between U.S. and Russian aircraft, two B-1B Lancers from the…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 12, 2017
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