Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander says he’ll be performing 14 maneuvers as part of the show routine.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook
Canadian fighter pilots are not allowed to drop bombs below 1,000 feet
An investigation into the crash of a CF-18 on Nov. 28, 2016 has revealed that Royal Canadian Air Force pilots are not allowed to fly below 1,000 feet except when on an approach, take off or landing.
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Operation Cobra: The untold story of how a CIA officer trained a network of agents who found the Soviet missiles in Cuba
For decades, the public was told that it was the U-2 that discovered Soviet ballistic missiles were deployed in Cuba. However, it has now emerged that a network of agents had discovered the exact location that allowed the Americans to send a U-2 over to take pictures. Hit the link below for the full story from Yahoo.
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South Korea complains that JMSDF aircraft buzz its warship again
South Korea is unhappy that a Japanese maritime patrol plane has flown close to its warship again. The incident happened on Jan. 23.
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USN plans sunset ceremony for operational F/A-18C on Feb. 1
The U.S. Navy is planning to fly an operational F/A-18C for the last time on Feb. 1 at Naval Air Station Oceana.
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U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Troy Vantrease [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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