Former USAF Weapons School instructor and tiltrotor pilot, Mike McKinney, gives an account on what its like to fly the V-22.
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Mechanical failure, pilot error behind UH-1Y crash
A UH-1Y crashed in July 2011 after its drive train was destroyed by debris and the pilot’s wrong response to loss of tail rotor thrust.
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AH-1W crashed after skid got caught by landing pad
A young Marine AH-1W pilot lost his life after his helicopter crashed while taking off in a remote base in Afghanistan on Sept. 28.
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VMFA(AW)-533 wins Robert M. Hanson award
VMFA(AW)-533 is the winner of the Robert M. Hanson award for the best fighter attack squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps for 2011.
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35th Fighter Squadron holds DACT with VMFA(AW)-121
VMFA(AW)-121’s F/A-18Ds were recently in Kunsan, South Korea to have dissimilar aircraft combat training with the U.S. Air Force’s 35th Fighter Squadron’s F-16s.
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