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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
On this day in aviation history, February 14, 1955, the first flight of a key progenitor that led to the MiG-21, the ...
Business Insider4d
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
A test pilot who made the jump from the now fifty-year-old F-16 to the new F-35 stealth fighter told Business Insider that it is a wildly different experience. Think about the informational ...
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Mission accomplished: Legendary Lancaster bomber pilot Jack Finan dies at 105
Jack Finan didn’t talk much about how he defied death more than 80 years ago, piloting Lancaster bombers on dangerous raids against Nazi Germany in the Second World War. About half of Allied ...
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Video shows Navy plane crash in San Diego harbor; fishing boat captain describes rescuing pilots from water
a variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet, was flying in low visibility conditions when it went down around 10:17 a.m. near Naval Air Station North Island, home to Naval Base Coronado. The two pilots ...
Wall Street Journal4d
Did U.S. Caution Cost Ukraine a Flying Ace?
The F-16s arrived in Ukraine in time for one of Russia’s largest aerial attacks. Oleksiy Mes—known by his call sign, “Moonfish”—had recently returned from training on the fighter jets in ...
Kyiv Post5d
Ukraine’s New Mirage 2000-5 Fighters – An F-16 Pilot’s View
Along with 33 Russian drones downed by Ukraine, 37 missed the spots they were directed toward. While Mirage 2000-5 is not the newest fighter, it offers advanced radar, modern avionics, and upgraded ...
Kyiv Post5d
Ukraine’s New Mirage 2000-5 Fighters – An F-16 Pilot’s View
Mainstream and social media outlets reported on Friday that a batch of equipment sent to a Russian drone unit by volunteers was filled with plastic explosives. While Mirage 2000-5 is not the newest ...
USA Today5d
2 pilots in 'good condition' after military plane crash near San Diego: See crash footage
The two pilots who were aboard a military aircraft when it crashed near Shelter Island in San Diego are in "good condition" and under 24-hour medical observation, U.S. Navy officials said.
USA Today6d
2 pilots rescued after military plane crashes into water near San Diego, officials say
Two pilots flying a military plane have been rescued taken to the hospital after the aircraft crashed into the water near Shelter Island in San Diego, California, according to fire officials.
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Fishing boat captain who rescued Navy pilots after jet crash describes surreal moment: 'What we see in movies'
A fishing charter boat captain who rescued two parachuting Navy pilots after witnessing their unmanned fighter jet plummet into San Diego Bay described what he saw as something from a movie.
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Navy fighter jet crashes into San Diego Bay near naval air station; 2 pilots rescued
The Navy confirmed there were two pilots onboard the Boeing EA-18G Growler, and both were rescued. San Diego Fire Department officials confirmed the crash was reported near Shelter Island just ...