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At 8:00 AM CT today, U.S. Congressman French Hill will award Silver Stars to a UH-1 crew who saved seven people on board a C-130 that crashed during the Vietnam war.
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A delegation from the Vietnamese Defense Ministry is visiting the Kazan Helicopter plant and the discussions centered around the export of Mi-17V-5, Mi-38 and Ansat helicopters to Vietnam.
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This P-3 from the Spanish Air Force was photographed flying in Gibraltar’s airspace on Apr. 17. The local authorities say this type of intrusion by the Spanish military occurs frequently but rarely caught on camera.
Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, told the media on Apr. 14 that two Mi-35M attack helicopters have been delivered and will be inducted into operations soon.
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The Spanish Air Force’s Patrulla Águila aerobatic team now has its first female team member, Capt. Rosa María García-Malea.
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