Category: Heritage
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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Up to eight MiG-23s are being restored back to flying condition in the U.S.
Two MiG-23s are currently being restored back to flying condition at the East Texas Regional Airport by Unknown Aircraft Company.
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Rob Schleiffert from Holland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Museum of Aviation at Robins AFB receives C-45H
The National Museum of the U.S.A.F. has loan a C-45H to the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly
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PT-17 crashes while attempting to take off from highway
A PT-17 crashed while the pilot attempted to take off from a highway in Chambers County, Texas on Oct. 2.
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