REPORT A 64yo back-seat passenger of a French fighter jet Rafale left his helmet when he inadvertently ejected

An overstressed back-seat passenger inadvertently ejected from a two-seat fighter jet Rafale, a new French military report says. The back-seat passenger on the March 2019 flight from Saint Dizier, France was a 64-year-old contractor according to the report published April 6 by the French military’s air accident investigation office. His colleagues, who included a former…

ALERT Fighter jets from Norway, UK & France were scrambled today to intercept Russian long range Tu-142 approaching EU airspace

RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft were scrambled today from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby. Quick Reaction Alert at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby was scrambled today to intercept Russian long range aviation as it entered the UK’s area of interest. The Typhoons were supported by a Voyager tanker from RAF Brize Norton. At no…