Aviation News
French Air Force aerobatic team Patrouille de France flew a photo flight over San Francisco Bay on Apr. 16 and many residents were concern with the overflight.
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Twenty-years ago on Apr. 2, 1997, Capt. Craig D. Button was killed when his A-10 jet flew off course by 800 miles and crashed into Gold Dust Peak in Colorado. Till this day, the exact cause of the crash remains a mystery.
By USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Korea Herald reports that South Korea will decide next month whether to declare that the testing of its M-SAM has been completed and the air defense missile system is operational.
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Six Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SGs arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam on Apr. 10 for training with the U.S. Air Force’s 44th Fighter Squadron. This is the first time Singapore has deployed fighters there.
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U.S. Air Force Photos by Airman 1st Class Gerald R. Willis
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Iran has showed a video of its Fakour-90 air-to-air missile fired from a F-14A for the first time. The missile is a copy of the Hughes AIM-54 Phoenix missile that was sold together with the F-14 to Iran in the late 1970s.
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