The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, or the Flying Tigers, flew its first combat mission on this day 80 years ago.
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Category: Heritage
Mi-28 test pilot Gurgen Karapetyan has passed away
Soviet test pilot Gurgen Karapetyan has passed away just days before his birthday on Dec. 9. He was 84 years old.
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Artem Katranzhi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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One seriously injured when WW2 bomb exploded in Munich
A construction worker was seriously injured along with three others when a World War Two bomb exploded at their work site in Munich.
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RAAF video to commemorate the end of F/A-18A/B service
Sidestick of F-16A that struck Osirak nuclear reactor put up for auction
A sidestick controller from F-16A #78-0322 is up for auction. The former Israeli Air Force fighter was one of the six that bomb the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq back in 1981.
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