Aviation News
A DC-3 that was restored in the U.K. will soon depart for India where it will join the Indian Air Force vintage squadron. The service will now have to decide whether it will dismantle the aircraft and ferry it home or to make the long distance trip home.
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The Indian Air Force has written to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for permission to conduct more testing of landings and take-offs from highways.
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Photo: Indian Ministry of Defense
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News reports say Iran’s Quds Force commander, Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, organized a rescue force consisting of 18 Syrian special forces members and six Hezbollah fighters after the Russian Su-24 was shot down.
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Swedish authorities have decided to stop all flights from flying over Iraqi Kurdistan region starting from Nov. 27. Germania, Air Zagros and Iraqi Airways are affected by the ban.
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Members from the Syrian Special Forces who help to rescue the navigator of a Russian Su-24 shot down by the Turkish Air Force were given medals by Moscow.