CO of 69th BS sacked because penis drawings were discovered inside cockpits

It has emerged that the former commander of the 69th Bomb Squadron, Lt. Col. Paul Goossen, was removed from his post after penis drawings were discovered on a moving map software inside the B-52’s cockpits.

Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 61-0005 69th Bomb Squadron Knighthawks Minot Air Force Base Ward County, North Dakota (19729639846)
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German Air Force One ferrying Merkel was forced to divert

A German Air Force A340 ferrying Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German delegation to the G20 summit in Buenos Aires was forced to divert to Cologne-Bonn airport, Germany on Nov. 29 after the captain noticed several electronic systems onboard had malfunctioned.

German Air Force, Airbus A340-300, 16+01 (15185684358)
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Swedish Viggen pilots awarded U.S. Air Medals for saving SR-71 in 1987

Four former Swedish Air Force Viggen pilots were awarded the U.S. Air Medals on Nov. 28 for their role in protecting a SR-71 that had an inflight engine failure on Jun. 29, 1987.

From left to right, Col. Lars-Erik Blad, Maj. Roger Moller, Maj. Krister Sjober, and Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Veltri stand beside the official photo which depicts the event that earned the Swedish pilots their U.S. Air Medals in Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 28, 2018. The Swedish Airmen risked their lives to save an SR-71 and the aircrew, Tom Veltri and Duane Noll, on June 29, 1987. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kelly O’Connor)

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