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.
Category: Air Force
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.
Philippines ordered 21 UH-1Hs but ended up getting UH-1Ds
An anonymous source told Manila Times that the Philippine Air Force was tricked into getting 21 ex-German UH-1D helicopters instead of UH-1H model that it specified.
By Photographer: TSgt. Rod Prouty, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Turkey to retire RF-4E today
Turkey announced it will decommission its last eight RF-4Es today after a spate of fatal crashes. The final flight will be flown by Turkish Air Force Commander Gen. Akın Öztürk and Combat Air Force Commander Gen. Abidin Ünal.
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Dassault says it has resumed talks with UAE on Rafale
Dassault told reporters that it has resumed talks with UAE regarding the sale of the Rafale fighter to the Middle East nation.
“Dassault Rafale C, France – Air Force JP6919856” by
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