This morning, an RAF Voyager and two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from a number of different bases. A RAF Air Tanker A330 has been scrambled from RAF Brize Norton for a quick reaction alert. UPDATE The RAF tanker is back at RAF Brize Norton. Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth have been scrambled due to possible Russian…
US fighters intercepted four Russian military aircraft near Alaska Saturday, marking the sixth time this month Russian planes have been intercepted in the area this month. US Air Force F-22 Raptors were scrambled in response to the presence of four Russian Tu-142 reconnaissance aircraft inside the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) Saturday, North American…
A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M military strategic transporter has been damaged following a bird strike while operating at Getafe Air Base, Spain on June 24th 2020. The bird struck the side of the aircraft mid-flight, causing a giant hole in the military plane just under the cockpit. Feathers from the bird could be seen…
The RAF VIP plane used by Boris Johnson and senior members of the government to travel around the world is to have its grey livery repainted estimated to cost about £900,000. The union flag-inspired paint job for the Voyager aircraft comes two years after the prime minister complained about the dullness of its former colour.…
A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on a ramp at an airfield and caused extensive damage to both aircraft, according to officials and an incident report. The Marine Corps is investigating the incident, which involved an Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163, based…
The U-2 is a spy plane, easily recognizable from its gliderlike shape and stealthy black color scheme. The Air Force commissioned it from the Lockheed Corporation in the 1950s as a reconnaissance aircraft that could fly above 70,000 feet—an altitude then presumed to be beyond the reach of Soviet surface-to-air missiles. Today the U-2’s high-altitude…
The control tower of La Rochelle airport received recieved an emergency landing call Thursday noon. The pilot of an Alphajet of the Air Force was in difficulty after the cockpit cracked due to a collision with a bird. “The collision occurred at low altitude, between 500 and 1,000 feet (1,500 and 3,000 meters)” indicates the…
A US Air Force pilot is missing after a fighter jet crashed into the North Sea. UPDATE The pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing has been located, and confirmed deceased. UPDATE The aircraft wreckage has been found. Search and rescue teams are still looking for pilot. The F-15C Eagle, from…
The RAF and the French Air Force will fly over London Heathrow to commemorate the 80th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s appeal for French resistance. On Thursday, both the RAF and the French Air Force are planning a special flypast of 18 aircraft over Heathrow. The event will commemorate the 80th anniversary of General…
Russian nuclear-capable bombers were intercepted and escorted by U.S. fighter jets during a flight over neutral waters near Alaska. The first Russian formation consisted of two Tu-95 bombers, accompanied by two Su-35 fighter jets and an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft, which came within 20 nautical miles of Alaskan shores, according to NORAD.…
It’s a possibility that a bird strike brought down the Canadian Snowbird that killed one pilot and seriously injured another. On 17 May 2020 the Snowbirds air demonstration team was scheduled to depart Kamloops, BC to reposition to Comox, BC as part of Operation INSPIRATION, an operation undertaken by 431 (AD) Sqn to travel around…
Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday. The US Air Forces in Europe and US Air Forces Africa Command issued a statement earlier on Friday that two B-1B Lancers conducted a long-range,…