The mishap was caught on the PLAT (Pilot Landing Aid Television System) camera. Amazingly there were no injuries. Taken during Operation…
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When U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats intercepted and forced landing an Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers
by Dario LeoneThe Tomcat crews watched as the excited Egyptian crew (and perhaps the terrorists) ran to either side of the airliner to…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
VAW-115 SAYS SAYONARA TO NAF ATSUGI AND ENDS 44-YEAR DEPLOYMENT IN JAPAN
by Dario LeoneThe “Liberty Bells” had spent 44-years at NAF Atsugi as the forward-deployed airborne early warning squadron for the U.S. Navy, accumulating…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. NAVY E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AIRBORNE COMMAND AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT HAVE ARRIVED IN JAPAN
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D is the most advanced Airborne Command and Control platform that the U.S. has in its inventory U.S. Navy E-2D…
- Military AviationU.S. Navy
U.S. NAVY DEPLOYS E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN JAPAN AMID GROWING TENSIONS WITH CHINA
by Dario LeoneThe E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a game changer in how the U.S. Navy will conduct battle management command and control The…
