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.
Category: Heritage
Revealed: EP-3E Hainan Island incident, what was destroyed, what was not
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
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.
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Mirage IV to go on display at Yorkshire Air Museum
The Yorkshire Air Museum has become the only museum outside France to have a Dassault Mirage IV nuclear strike bomber in its collection.
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Soviet test pilot Stepan Mikoyan passed away
Stepan Mikoyan, a Soviet Union test pilot and nephew of aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan, has passed away at the age of 94.
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