Aviation News
After 46 years of military service spanning combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, a veteran Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” will make its final flight this month, returning to the Maryland city where it was born.
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Cory W. Watts from Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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China publicly displayed its JingLei-1 (JL-1) nuclear-armed air-launched ballistic missile for the first time during the Victory Day parade in Beijing on September 3, marking a significant milestone in the development of the country’s nuclear triad capabilities. The parade commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J fighters will deploy to Europe and the U.K., marking the first time Japanese military aircraft have been stationed on the continent as part of expanding defense cooperation with the United Kingdom.
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Water contamination in hydraulic fluid caused ice formation that led to the Jan. 28 crash of an F-35A Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, resulting in a $196.5 million total loss, according to an Air Force accident investigation board report released this week.
Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Donald McPherson, believed to be America’s last surviving World War II fighter ace, died Aug. 14 at age 103, ending a direct link to the elite cadre of aviators who achieved air-to-air combat victories against Axis forces.
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