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A6M Zero piloted by Japanese flew over Tokyo Bay

Posted on June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 by alert5

One of the highlights of the Red Bull Air Race 2017 in Tokyo was the appearance of a Mitsubishi Zero warbird flown by a Japanese pilot.

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This Boeing C-97 will soon fly again

Posted on April 15, 2017 by alert5

This Boeing C-97 owned by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (BAHF) will soon be back in the air again. Greg Morehead from Warbird News has the full report. Link below.

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First Japanese to fly Zero in America after WW2

Posted on April 13, 2017 by alert5

A Japanese civilian flight instructor has flown the Mitsubishi A6M3 at Chino airport on Apr. 11. He could be the first person from Japan to fly the legendary warbird in America after World War 2.

Revealed: EP-3E Hainan Island incident, what was destroyed, what was not

Posted on April 11, 2017April 11, 2017 by alert5

The Intercept has put together a comprehensive article on the U.S. Navy EP-3E (BuNo 156511) collision with a Chinese J-8 fighter off Hainan island on Apr. 1, 2001.

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A-10, P-38 heritage flight at Los Angeles County Air Show

Posted on April 4, 2017March 31, 2017 by alert5

The A-10 West Heritage Flight Team brought two aircraft to the Los Angeles County Air Show on Mar. 25 and 26 and thrilled the crowd with a heritage formation flight with a P-38.

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 354th Fighter Squadron and a part of the A-10 West Heritage Flight Team, and a P-38 Lightning fly in formation during the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster, Calif., March 26, 2017. The A-10 WHFT is scheduled to perform in 9 more air shows throughout the U.S. this year after resurging from a 5-year-long inactivation period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby)