Aviation News
Former UH-1H pilot Ricky Gerontis was reunited with his aircraft after 43-years at the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History at Fort Missoula.
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Gen. James Thurman, commander of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), said he has asked the Pentagon for more attack helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft and missile defense systems.
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A U.S. military official said a OH-58 that crashed in Afghanistan on Wednesday was most likely shot down by the enemy.
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Australia has lifted the grounding of its Tiger attack helicopters.
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A U.S. Army Apache crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday and two crew members were killed.
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