“I’d had absolutely no idea that Tower Bridge would be there. It was easy enough to fly over it, but the…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
50 YEARS OF HARRIER: REMEMBERING THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE ICONIC JUMP JET
by Dario LeoneThe British-designed Harrier changed aviation when it became the only successful STOVL military jet following its development in the 1960s Commonly…
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“Apollo 11” Typhoon’s flight path was tracked on FlightRadar24 website, which showed the aircraft taking some very deliberate turns to follow…
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Military Aviation
RAF RC-135 AIRSEEKER ON A HIGHLY CLASSIFIED MISSION NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER TRACKED BY PLANE SPOTTERS USING A MOBILE PHONE APP
by Dario LeoneThe RC-135 could be seen at 27,000ft as it was gathering intelligence about Kaliningrad naval air base on the Baltic Sea As…
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Military Aviation
BRITISH, FRENCH AND SPANISH FIGHTERS SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT TWO RUSSIAN Tu-160 BLACKJACK STRATEGIC BOMBERS FLYING IN THE UK’s AREA OF INTEREST
by Dario LeoneEven though the Russian aircraft did not violate British territorial airspace, the RAF fighters were scrambled to monitor the Blackjacks since…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
“False information, and completely untrue:” Taiwan solemnly refutes shooting down of Chinese Sukhoi Su-35
by Dario LeoneThe clarification came after Taiwanese social media went abuzz with claims that a China’s Su-35 fighter plane was shot down by…
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AirshowsLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Heart-stopping video shows the moment Air Force Thunderbird has to take evasive action to avoid midair incident during Los Angeles flyover
by Dario LeoneDramatic footage features one of the US Air Force Thunderbirds taking evasive action to avoid midair incident during Los Angeles flyover. A dramatic…
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Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
Say It With Sailors! The Tradition of the Aircraft Carrier Deck Spell-Out
by Dario LeoneThere is an old marketing slogan used by florists worldwide that has been in use for years: “Say it with Flowers!”…
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The RC-135 mission crew simulators in fact were affected by last March floodwaters and some of the training had to be…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
E-2D Hawkeye AEW aircraft Takes Out 4 Super Hornet Strike Fighters while landing on USS Abraham Lincoln
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D was recovering [landing] when it “impacted two other aircraft and caused debris impact damage to two additional aircraft,” U.S. Navy Cmdr.…
