The Indonesian Air Force has deployed four Su-27 fighters to Papua for the “Tangkis Petir” (Thunder Repellent) training operation.
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Category: Air Force
Dassault will be co-contractor with HAL for Rafales made in India
Dassault has taken the unusual step of becoming a co-contractor with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) for Rafales manufactured in India.
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Excessive manoeuvre and imperfect nose cone lead to F-15D crash in Britain
An investigation into the crash of a U.S. Air Force F-15D in Britain last year found that the pilot had manoeuvred the jet too aggressively, coupled with the fact that the nose cone of the aircraft was imperfect, this caused the fighter into a spin which the pilot could not recover.
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Help retired Brig. Gen. Robert F. ‘Earthquake’ Titus recreate the last USAF P-51 flight
Retired Brig. Gen. Robert F. ‘Earthquake’ Titus flew the last U.S. Air Force P-51 flight on Apr. 15, 1955. A fund raising campaign has started to help him recreate the flight on its 60th anniversary by flying in the back seat of Daryl Bond’s dual control P-51D Mustang.
PLAAF fighter crashed this afternoon
A PLAAF fighter went down in Cangzhou city, Haixing county this afternoon. The pilot is said to have ejected safely.
