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Wreckage of Second World War aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered

Posted on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 by alert5

Wreckage of the aircraft carrier that launch the Doolittle Raid has been discovered after lying beneath the Pacific Ocean for 77 years.

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Avro Lancaster FM104 being restored back to airworthy

Posted on February 7, 2019 by alert5

British Columbia Aviation Museum on Vancouver Island, British Columbia is slowly restoring Avro Lancaster FM104 back to flying condition.

airforcefe from Richmond [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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Black Eagles’ new tail flash to mark 70th anniversary of RoKAF

Posted on February 1, 2019 by alert5

Graphic: RoKAF

48th FW unveils first of three heritage F-15s

Posted on February 1, 2019 by alert5

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron is painted in the heritage colors of its World War II P-47 Thunderbolt predecessor at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Jan 30. The 48th Fighter Wing officially unveiled the aircraft publicly during a ceremony on Jan 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

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Thousands of strangers turn up at military burial of USAF veteran

Posted on January 30, 2019January 29, 2019 by alert5

United States Air Force Veteran Joseph Walker had no family member to attend his funeral at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery on Jan. 28. The cemetery asked people to attend his military burial and thousands of strangers turned up to honor and remember him.