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[Photo] Giant Antonov AN-124 Ruslan low on final approach at Gilze Rijen airport
This is the kind of aircraft that could buzz your head if you are spotting at Gilze Rijen today. In the 1980s, you could see U.S. F-4 Phantoms or RNlAF (Royal Netherlands Air Force) NF-5 low overhead...
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Poland to modernize its Cold War iconic Su-22 Fitter fighter bombers
Polish Air Force Su-22 Fitters will be modernized. According to the Polish Minister of National Defense Tomasz Siemioniak, who talk to media during his visit to Świdwin airbase, the iconic Cold War...
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Impressive, unedited footage shows preparation and nuking of Nagasaki
Raw video shows the final preparation and loading of the bomb, and the subsequent explosion on Nagasaki. This footage comes from Los Alamos National Laboratory. It was edited by Alex Wellerstein just...
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[Video] Drone’s eye of the Kiev battlefield in Ukraine
Once again drones provide a unique view of a warzone. This time in Ukraine. As happened in June 2013, when UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) shot footage of the protests in Taksim Square, in Instabul,...
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Red Force exposed: Rare insight into Nellis Aggressors and their hunt for...
64th and 65th Aggressors Squadrons challenge allied aircrews in the same way enemies would do in a real war. The Aggressors have always been one of the highlights of the Red Flag exercises. Their...
View ArticleThe Aviationist Quiz Pt. 2
The first round of our contest (the warm up question) ends today. We have a new challenge question for you to answer; before proceding with the new questions please consider that at the end of this...
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Iranian F-14 Tomcat in “splinter” color scheme appears at Isfahan Open Day
A domestically upgraded Iranian F-14 Tomcat wearing a three-tone Asian Minor II color scheme took part in the flying display. The photos in this post were taken last week at the Islamic Republic of...
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Upgraded, third prototype of China’s stealth jet ready for maiden flight
J-20 Mighty Dragon “2011″ has already completed hi-speed taxi tests. In the last few days, the extremely active Chinese aircraft enthusiasts have documented the ground activity of the third prototype...
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Eurofighter Typhoon cockpit as you’ve never seen it before
An unsual point of view. This image was taken by world famous photographer Jamie Hunter during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis Air Force Base. It shows a pilot inside the cockpit of a Royal Air Force...
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[Composite Image] F-35A AF-1 completing a 360-degree roll with external load
Composite image, built from 17 photos of the F-35 doing an aileron roll. The maneuver itself is far from being special. It’s a standard 360-degree roll, that the F-35A AF-1 completes with external...
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Poland about to buy 64 fifth generation fighter jets. But F-35s seem to be...
Poland about to buy fifth generation fighter jets. Which ones is still unclear. During a conference held on Feb. 6, 2014, Ministry of National Defence announced Poland will buy 64 fifth generation...
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[Photo] Stunning ultra-low altitude flyby of a Royal Navy F-4K Phantom
When the Royal Navy flew the F-4K Phantom aircraft. At ultra-low altitude. “I can hear it but I can’t see it yet”: this could have been the last words those two Matelots said before the Fleet Air Arm...
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[Photo] U.S. Army CH-47s flying over ocean of snow in Afghanistan
There can be some snow in Afghanistan in this part of the year as this photo shot from a U.S. Army chopper shows. Activity in Afghanistan is not affected by freezing temperature recorded during this...
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Surveillance camera footage shows Ukraine’s Yanukovych fleeing on...
Viktor Yanukovych used an AW139 helicopter to flee. A Ukrainian TV station has aired footage that allegedly shows Viktor Yanukovych and his staff fleeing the presidential compound by helicopter. The...
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Italian MB.339CD aircraft with new unit markings
MB.339CD deployed at Decimomannu airbase sports 32° Stormo code and tail badge. Spotted recently at Decimomannu airbase where it deployed along with several other aircraft of the same type for the...
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Viggens operating from improvised airstrips in the forest: Cold War in Sweden
In Sweden, almost any strip road is a runway that can be used by Swedish Air Force fighter planes. Here’s an interesting video, shot during the last days of the SAAB Viggen in Swedish Air Force...
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Dramatic World War II Color Air Combat Footage
This is what aerial combat during World War II over Europe looked like A video producer by the name of Loudon Maverick has compiled a color video including fighter gun camera footage, dogfights, flak...
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Israeli Air Force reportedly hit targets in Bekaa Valley near Lebanon-Syria...
Although still unconfirmed, it looks like Israeli planes have conducted raids against Hezbollah targets. Several media outlets in both Lebanon and Israel are reporting about a series of air strikes...
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Awesome, rare air-to-air photo of a B-2 Stealth bomber flying with a T-38 Talon
The T-38 Talon Twin-Jet Supersonic Trainer is a vital training tool used by B-2 Spirit stealth bomber pilots. The image above shows something you don’t see every day: a T-38 Talon and a B-2 Spirit ,...
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E-6B Mercury “Doomsday plane” with brand new dome
Several aircraft enthusiasts have pointed out that there is a new dome on the E-6B TACAMO The U.S. Navy operates a fleet of E-6B TACAMO (“TAke Charge And Move Out”). The “Mercury” aircraft are...
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