The impressive video in this post shows the giant Antonov An-225 Mriya blowing away the perimeter fence of the base runway at the moment of the takeoff. Taken on Jun.…
On March 2, 2017, Lt. Col. Steven R. Smith, a flying instructor with the 93rd Bomb Squadron, surpassed the 10,000-hour milestone in the B-52 Stratofortress At Barksdale Air Force Base…
One of the most incredible events of World War II occurred on June 12, 1943, when an army surrendered to an RAF Swordfish pilot One of the most amazing events…
Civil
The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training
The crash of United Airlines Flight 173 led the airline industry as a whole to adopt Crew Resource Management (CRM). United Airlines was the first to use this in 1981,…
Airshows
Thunderbirds honored man who jumped off bridge to save 18-month-old girl with a flight in their F-16D
The USAF Thunderbirds honored Jonathan Bauer, a man who jumped off a bridge to save an 18-month-old girl who plunged into a bay during a car crash, with a flight…
Helicopters
The Hungarian Air Force female Mi-24 pilot who scored two simulated gun kills against US Air National Guard F-15C Eagle fighters
A few times, Lt. Éva ‘Vivi’ Horváth, the female pilot of one of the Mi-24V was able to keep a firm “target lock” on an F-15 in the gunsight, while…
In order to support U.S. CENTCOM Operation Inherent Resolve, Green Flag East 17-03 saw the participation of over 30,000 U.S. Army Soldiers and over 1,000 Airmen Airmen from the 23rd…
As part of its 20th-anniversary commemoration efforts for 9/11, the Eastern Air Defense Sector arranged for a unit photograph to be taken at the nearby Griffiss International Airport on June…
Airshows
One killed, one seriously injured after crash of T-28B Trojan belonging to The Flying Bulls
The T-28B participated in an airshow at Leszno-Strzyzewice Airport, Czech Republic, and was returning to the Flying Bulls home base, Hangar 7 at Salzburg-W. A. Mozart Airport. On Jun. 20,…
The eight “legacy” C-130H Hercules aircraft and the tactical airlift role were both removed from the Alaska Air National Guard by the Presidential Budget A small group of observers and…