55th Wing – The Aviationist

News Ticker

May 23, 2019 Interesting New Video Shows U.S. Air Force F-35A Jets Deployed To UAE Taking Off In “Beast Mode” F-35
May 23, 2019 This Video Shows U.S. Air Force’s Newest F-16 Squadron Specialized In CAS At Work During Red Flag Rescue 19-1 Military Aviation
May 22, 2019 For The Second Day In A Row US F-22 Jets Intercept Russian Tu-95 Bombers And Su-35 Fighters Entering Alaskan ADIZ Russia
May 21, 2019 RAF F-35B Aircraft Deployed To Cyprus Today To Take Part In Their First Overseas Training Exercise F-35
May 21, 2019 Frightening Surveillance Video Shows Moment of Fiery Chinese JH-7 Impact. Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

Quick thinking saved a USAF RC-135 and its 27 crew members after fire erupted during takeoff roll

August 26, 2015 David Cenciotti 7

Disaster averted at Offut Air Force Base last April. On Apr. 30 2015, RC-135V Rivet Joint, 64-14848, belonging to the 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 55th Wing, suffered a major incident at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. As the […]