A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea was intercepted in an “unsafe manner” by a Chinese J-10 fighter jet, several defense officials tell CNN. The Chinese jet was never closer than 100 feet to the U.S. aircraft, but it flew with a “high rate of…
@airlivenet Dutch F-16 and F-35 above Amsterdam this afternoon pic.twitter.com/LeTvrPO4qC — Airportnieuws (@Airportnieuws) 7 juin 2016
Several media confirming Captain Jeff Kuss (opposite solo) didn’t eject and was killed in the crash. @NC5_JKnutson @NC5 pic.twitter.com/fhLTl9LpZd — Mark King (@kingmark32) 2 juin 2016 It happened around 3 p.m. The Blue Angels are performing this weekend on June 4 and 5 at the Smyrna airport. #BREAKING: Fire chief: 1 dead after Navy Blue…
A F-16 fighter of the Air Force Thunderbirds flying team crashed south of Colorado Springs minutes after wrapping up an airshow over Air Force Academy graduation. The pilot safely ejected safely about 1:15 p.m., according to the Colorado Springs Airport. The plane crashed in a field across from the First Baptist Church in the Security/Widefield…
Three B-52 Stratofortress long-range bombers will take part in NATO’s maritime exercises that are set to take place across the Baltic from June 3 to June 19. The B-52s will be sent to the UK’s RAF Fainford airbase to “train and integrate” with US allies. US Strategic Command announced on Wednesday that the aircraft would depart…
In 2012, a German Transall C160 making its final landing at Ballenstedt in Germany in front of a crowd, was flying too low and the wheels bounced on the road before the actual runway.
Two F/A-18 fighter jets from Virginia Beach crashed off the coast of North Carolina on Thursday morning after a “mid-air mishap,” and all four crew members were rescued after they ejected and were taken to a Norfolk hospital to be treated for minor injuries, military officials said. The Navy said the Super Hornets came down…
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The jets were scrambled from Amari air base in Estonia to intercept three Russian planes approaching the Baltic states, with the RAF having only deployed to the region less than three weeks ago. The military transport aircraft, identified as AN-26 ‘Curl’, AN-12 ‘Cub’ and IL-76 ‘Candid’, were intercepted as they were not transmitting a recognised identification…
