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USAF’s last operational KB-50J is moving to a new home

Posted on December 16, 2017December 15, 2017 by alert5

Folks over at Warbird News says the KB-50J Superfortress, #49-0389, on display at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida is being dismantled for a long road trip to the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Delaware.

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Legendary Soviet woman test pilot Marina Popovich has died

Posted on December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 by alert5

News reports from Russia say legendary Soviet test pilot Marina Popovich has passed away on Nov. 30. She was a former Soviet Air Force colonel and military test pilot.

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P-51D crash that killed ex president of Sikorsky could have been avoided

Posted on November 4, 2017November 3, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has published its investigation into the crash of a P-51D warbird in February 2016.

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70th anniversary of supersonic flight

Posted on October 13, 2017 by alert5

Edwards Air Force Base will mark the 70th anniversary of the first supersonic flight and the ceremony will be broadcast live on YouTube via ABC News affiliate KERO.

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Flight Test Historical Foundation to commemorate 20th anniversary of F-22’s first flight

Posted on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by alert5

he Flight Test Historical Foundation will be hosting a Gathering of Eagles event on Oct. 21 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the F-22’s first flight.

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