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Story of how Reach 806 landed in Kabul without normal runway lighting

Posted on November 6, 2021 by alert5

The crew of a C-17 from the 3rd Airlift Squadron was on its fourth mission to ferry passengers out from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan when they found out that the normal airfield lighting was out.

English: Sgt. Matt Lyman, USMC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Su-35 pilot who shot down Su-30SM will be charge in court

Posted on November 6, 2021 by alert5

The Russian military has determined that the Su-35 pilot who shot down a Su-30SM during a mock dogfight on Sept. 22 last year will be charge with criminal conduct.

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#FighterFriday

Posted on November 5, 2021October 30, 2021 by alert5

F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, sit on the flight line after a day of flying training mission at Northern Lightning 2020, Volk Field, Wis., Aug. 11, 2020. Elements of the 158th Fighter Wing deployed to the annual exercise that gives the wing and aircraft training in deploying and conducting combat missions in a joint environment, including F-22 Raptors, F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-16 Fighting Falcons that flew with them in the nearly month-long exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell) (This image was created by blending a series of multiple exposures.)

JASDF F-2 canopy flew off incident, pilot forgot to lock it before take-off

Posted on November 4, 2021 by alert5

A JASDF F-2 that scrambled from Tsuiki Airbase on Oct. 10 lost its canopy inflight while the jet was over the vicinity of Asakura city. Investigations into the incident had found that the pilot had failed to lock the canopy before take-off.