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Previously unseen footage of Japan’s experimental World War II fighter aircraft, the Kyushu J7W Shinden, has been donated to the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum, offering a rare glimpse into the final desperate months of the Pacific War.
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After 46 years of military service spanning combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, a veteran Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” will make its final flight this month, returning to the Maryland city where it was born.
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A legendary F-15C Eagle fighter jet made its final flight on Aug. 13 to the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, where retired U.S. Air Force Col. Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez stood waiting to welcome the aircraft that had carried him to two aerial victories during the Gulf War more than three decades ago.
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The United States Air Force has awarded a retired F-16 Thunderbird demonstration aircraft to Union Local High School in Ohio, marking the first time the service has provided an authentic Thunderbird jet to a civilian educational institution rather than to military bases or state museums.
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Brig. Gen. (res.) Giora Even-Epstein, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) pilot who holds the world record for aerial kills in the supersonic jet era, died Saturday in Ramat Hasharon at age 87. Epstein shot down 17 enemy aircraft during three major wars, establishing him as the most successful fighter pilot in Israeli military history.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit
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