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.
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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By Jerry Gunner from Lincoln, UK (Lechfeld Elite 2008Uploaded by tm) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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