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Aviation Safety

Su-27 Flanker of the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashes in Russia. Pilot killed.

It's not a good period for military aerobatic teams. A Su-27 Flanker belonging to the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashed on Jun. 9 in Russia, killing the pilot, TASS news…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 9, 2016
Aviation Safety

New video shows Blue Angel #6 crashing in Smyrna, Tennessee

A new video that appears to show the Blue Angels crash in Tennessee has been posted online. A new video uploaded to Youtube yesterday seems to show the deadly crash…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2016
F-35

The Royal Air Force completes F-35B Tanker Trials a Week Early

....and here are some stunning air-to-air shots! During a seven week detachment to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, a Royal Air Force (RAF) A330 Voyager tanker conducted 18 air-to-air refueling…

Todd Miller Todd Miller
June 7, 2016
Military Aviation

This GoPro video will transform you into a crew chief about to launch an A-10 Warthog!

This video will bring you as close to prepare the A-10 Warthog for launch as you can get without actually being a crew chief. The following crazy cool footage was…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 6, 2016
Aircraft Carriers

Russian Tu-142 appears over Syria for the first time (the day after the USN launched first strikes from the Med Sea)

One day after the U.S. Navy launched the first strikes from the Mediterranean a Russian Tu-142, an aircraft developed for reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare, was spotted over Aleppo, Syria. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 5, 2016
Aircraft Carriers

U.S. aircraft carrier launched strikes against Daesh from Mediterranean for the first time

USS Harry S. Truman launched strikes against ISIL from the Mediterranean Sea. Also a response to Russia growing influence in the region. On Jun. 3, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2016
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