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Vietnamese C212 goes missing while searching for Su-30MK2V pilot

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A Vietnamese C212 transport plane assigned to search for the missing Su-30MK2V fighter pilot has gone missing on Jun. 16. Local media cited officials as saying that contact with the aircraft was lost around noon local time.

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JASDF C-130 crew chief celebrates 10,000 hours at RF-A 2016

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Japanese Air Defense Force Chief Master Sgt. Takanori Konishi, with the 401st Squadron, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing in Japan celebrates after completing the milestone of 10,000 C-130 Hercules flight hours on June 15, 2016, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. A rare milestone, Konishi has spent a little over 416 days flying in the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)
Japanese Air Defense Force Chief Master Sgt. Takanori Konishi, with the 401st Squadron, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing in Japan celebrates after completing the milestone of 10,000 C-130 Hercules flight hours on June 15, 2016, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. A rare milestone, Konishi has spent a little over 416 days flying in the C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)

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