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U.S. Air Force Academy dedicates memorial sculpture to Spirit 03 crew

Posted on May 8, 2023 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Academy recently dedicated a memorial sculpture to honor the aircrew of the AC-130H Spectre gunship, Spirit 03. The ceremony was hosted by Lieutenant General Richard Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, and attended by the family members of the aircrew and other distinguished guests. This event was a fitting tribute to the 14 Airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice during a combat mission on January 31, 1991, in support of Operation Desert Storm.

(U.S Air Force Photo by Justin R. Pacheco)

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MiG-15 loses canopy during take off

Posted on March 6, 2023 by alert5

A two-seater MiG-15 warbird lost its canopy after taking off from Fairhope Airport on Mar. 4. Luckily, the piece of glass landed in an unpopulated area and was retrieve by airport personnel.

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Kawasaki Ha40 discovered

Posted on February 27, 2023 by alert5

A rare Kawasaki Ha40 liquid-cooled inline V engine has been discovered at a construction site in Ryuta-cho, Goko-sho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture. The engine was used to power the Kawasaki Ki-61, the only mass-produced Japanese fighter during the Second World War that uses such an arrangement.

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Retired RC-36B going to Hagerstown Aviation Museum

Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by alert5

The Hagerstown Aviation Museum has acquired a 1993 Fairchild RC-26B Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) to add to its invaluable collection of historic Fairchild built aircraft.

A maintenance specialist for the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s RC-26B reconnasance aircraft marshalls it onto an aircraft ramp at Dane County Regional Airport following it’s final flight Dec. 28, 2022. The RC-26 has been stationed at Truax Field since January 1992, and was assigned to the ANG Counter Drug Program in 1996 supporting both state and federal counter narcotics, counter insurgency and homeland security missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

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25 years later, former responders remember Air Force One incident

Posted on January 30, 2023 by alert5

It was a day that many people in Central Illinois will never forget. The U.S. Presidential aircraft, Air Force One, had one of its wheels stuck in the mud at Willard Airport in Savoy. President Bill Clinton was on his way to speak at the University of Illinois at the time.

See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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