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RNZAF 85th anniversary flypast

Posted on April 10, 2022 by alert5

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Final Doolittle Raiders Goblet ceremony will see 14 USAF aircraft making a flyover

Posted on April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by alert5

A final Doolittle Raiders Goblet ceremony will be held on Apr. 18 and the U.S. Air Force is sending 14 aircraft to the flyover in Florida.

Goblets for Doolittle Raiders (left-right) Master Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, Major Thomas Griffin, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Hite stand charged and ready for the Goblet Ceremony on April 16, 2010 in Fairborn, Ohio. the ceremony honors all who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo during W.W. II. The upright goblets represent aircrew who have survived to this day. During the ceremony the name of every person was read and a Doolittle Raider responds to indicate the spirit of those who passed are present. The collection of goblets, each with an aircrew name engraved both right side up and upside down. The set of goblets is now maintained by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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First Bulgarian to complete conversion to the F-16

Posted on April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by alert5

Capt. Aleksandar Velinov of the Bulgarian Air Force became the first person from his country to complete the conversion training to fly the F-16.

Photo: Maj. Angela Walz

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Dutch F-35As deployed to Bulgaria

Posted on April 8, 2022 by alert5

Four Dutch F-35As arrived at Graf Ignatievo air base, Bulgaria on Apr. 6 to replace Spanish fighters providing airspace protection to Bulgaria.

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E-3G demonstrates ability to update ESM database in real-time while airborne

Posted on April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 by alert5

A recent flight test over central Texas saw an E-3G AWACS update its electronic support measures (ESM) database in real-time using existing beyond line-of-site satellite communications system.

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