Lt. Col. Eric “Dorf” Ostendorf began his flying career with the F-111 in 1991. In 1996, he transitioned to the Strike…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Scary Video Shows Bird Crashing Into T-38 Talon Trainer’s Cockpit
by Dario LeoneA USAF instructor pilot (IP) and his student are flying at 400 miles per hour aboard their T-38 Talon trainer when…
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Lt. Col. Nathan Graber, a pilot assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron of the Vermont Air National Guard, once was Devlin’s…
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Military Aviation
125 retired pilots, other officers to return to USAF since May to help alleviate manning shortages
by Dario LeoneOf the 125 total applicants, 50 are pilots The U.S. Air Force (USAF) says 125 retired pilots, combat systems officers and…
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Military Aviation
Here’s how you can take off, fly and land a C-5 carrying the massive Navy SEAL Boat
by Dario Leone‘The SEAL boat, officially termed the “Mark V Special Operations Craft,” is a monster. It is 82 feet long, 17.5 feet…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
T-38C Talon that crashed in November was doing an emergency landing when it went down
by Dario LeoneAETC said the pilots were completing a training mission but provided no answer when asked if the flyers had reported an…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF identifies Pilots involved in fatal T-38 Crash at Laughlin Air Force Base
by Dario LeoneThe incident marks the second fatal crash of a T-38 at Laughlin in 12 months The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has…
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“The new colour scheme is a visually striking 21st Century image for the RAAF training aircraft and Roulettes, that is unique…
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Lt. Col. Sandifer reached he milestone of 5,000 flight hours in the A-10 Hog after flying the aircraft for the last…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former B-52 Instructor Pilot remembers Training Incidents
by Dario Leone“We could have been throwing up dust clouds behind us, we were so low. One wrong move and we’d have been…