The Fleet Air Arm Museum has put its newly acquired Harrier GR9A (ZD433) on display from Feb. 22 to May. 21. The museum has nicknamed the jet ‘Dirty Harry’ because of its war worn condition, along with numerous mission markings and dirt and dust from Afghanistan.
Category: Uncategorized
Tomcat pilot reunites with his jet
Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum invited Lt. Cmdr. Dominic Telenko and his family to revisit the F-14 at the museum. Telenko was the last pilot to fly that Tomcat.
[thumb]http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/pilot-visits-naval-air-station-wildwood-to-visit-the-f/article_8c874c86-59c3-11e1-8b31-0019bb2963f4.html[/thumb]
F-16s intercepted drug plane
A private Cessna plane that flew into the same airspace as Marine One was intercepted by F-16s near Los Angeles. The plane was later found to be carrying 40 pounds of marijuana.
[thumb]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/16/norad-fighters-respond-to-unauthorized-aircraft-over-la/[/thumb]
FSB officer accussed of murdering former Su-27 designer
An officer with the Federal Security Service (FSB) has been accused with murdering a former Su-27 designer.
[thumb]http://en.ria.ru/crime/20120207/171200460.html[/thumb]
Civilian L-39 crashed in Alabama
A civilian L-39 jet crashed moments after taking off from the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport on Friday. The pilot did not survive the crash.
[thumb]http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20120121/NEWS/120129960[/thumb]