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The Flying Tiger Historical Organization is trying to bring a C-47 from Australia for display at the Flying Tigers Guilin Heritage Park & Museum in China. The aircraft’s left engine failed after departure from Bali, Indonesia and they are now stuck in Surabaya. They need to raise funds to have a replacement engine shipped to Indonesia.
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The British government has announced details regarding the first deployment of the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter aircraft to Japan next month.
By Sqn Ldr Dylan Eklund (Defence Imagery (search for 45157815.jpg)) [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Royal Thai Army UH-1H crashed as it approach to land at a special forces base in Narathiwat province this morning.
The U.S. Navy took its newest weapon, the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1, to this year’s iteration of Exercise Valiant Shield.
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Military.com has obtained a 46-page investigation report into the crash of a U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 at the Great Tennessee Air Show on Jun. 6. Investigators found that the mishap pilot, Capt. Jeff Kuss, had botched his attempt in executing a split-S maneuver.
WASHINGTON (June 3, 2016) File photo of Captain Jeff Kuss, U.S. Marine Corps. Capt. Kuss died during a practice flight, when the F/A-18C Hornet he was piloting crashed approximately two miles from the runway at the Smyrna, Tenn., Airport, June 2, 2016. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)
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