Aviation News
Brazil has decided to retire its Mirage 2000 fleet on Dec. 31 as the aircraft has run out of hours. One potential replacement is the F-5 which will be refurbished by Embraer.
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Human remains from the missing crew member of the HH-60 helicopter that crashed at Camp Hansen, Japan has been found.
Continue reading “Human remains found at HH-60 crash site in Okinawa, USMC to delay MV-22 deployment”
C-5 tail no. 69-0014 is going to the Air Mobility Command Museum for retirement. The cargo jet launch a Minuteman missile over the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 24, 1974.
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A A-10C pilot from 442nd Fighter Wing flew his plane into two power lines on May 22 during a low-altitude tactical navigation training mission.
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Two ex-Iraqi Mirage F1s that were flown to Iran during the first Gulf war have been refurbished by the Iranians.
Continue reading “Iran overhauls two Mirage F1s”