The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the executive officer of Naval Air Station Fallon had stalled his Cessna 320 while landing at Fallon on May 22, 2009.
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Search for F-16 pilot’s remains continues
The Pentagon has promised the family of late Maj. Troy Gilbert that it will continue to search for his remains in Iraq after he was killed in a F-16 accident in 2006.
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Eglin’s first F-35 flight cut short by 3 loose fasteners
The first F-35A flight at Eglin was cut short by a small fuel leak on Tuesday and maintainers later found out that three fasteners were slightly loose.
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USAF imparts SEAD tactics to Turkish Air Force
The U.S. Air Force’s 480th Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany is sharing its tactics on suppression-of-enemy-air-defenses with the Turkish Air Force during Exercise Anatolian Falcon 2012.
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Canada puts off C-115 replacement
The Royal Canadian Air Force has to wait till 2013 to shop for a replacement of their C-115 Buffalos as the Harper government has delayed the program till Spring 2013.
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