Aviation News
Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas passed away on his 102nd birthday on Mar. 10 and a B-2 from Edwards Air Force Base conducted a rare flyover at his funeral service on Mar. 31.
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Boeing has found out last month that the over-wing emergency exit doors on the KC-46A do not open at all, due to a trim problem.
US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The French Air Force scrambled its Mirage 2000 fighter to intercept a civilian aircraft over Toulon on Mar. 30 and the police found that he was piloting the plane without wearing shoes.
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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) now has its first woman fighter pilot. 1st Lt. Jul Laiza Mae B. Camposano-Beran was recently qualified to fly combat missions on the S.211 and has so far clocked 150 hours on the jet.
Photo: Philippine Air Force
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