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Pilot of RAF Voyager who sent aircraft into a dive will be court-martialed

Posted on August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by alert5

The captain of a Royal Air Force Voyager tanker who sent the aircraft into a dive accidentally with this digital camera will be court-martialed in February for making a false record and negligently performing a duty.

By RAF Brize Norton Photographic Section (Flickr: Voyager ZZ333 Exits the Runway) [OGL 2], via Wikimedia Commons
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USAFA new football helmet pays tribute to the A-10

Posted on August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon football team debuted a new “sharktooth” football helmet that features the familiar noseart found on the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Israeli Air Force shortlists three helicopters for its training nedds

Posted on August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by alert5

The Israeli Air Force is evaluating the AgustaWestland AW119, Airbus Helicopters H125 and Bell Helicopter 407GXP as replacement for its Bell 206 training helicopter at the flying academy.

By Bradley Bormuth (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 us or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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