Aviation News
After decades of painstaking restoration work, the Military Aviation Museum’s Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero took to the skies on May 5. The aircraft, flown by the museum’s chief pilot Mike Spalding, lifted off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, as a small group of museum personnel and the restoration team from Legend Flyers watched from the ground.
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The United States may consider deploying F-35 stealth fighter jets to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea as the U.S. Air Force continues to consolidate its F-16 fighters at Osan Air Base.
U.S. Air Force F-35 aircraft from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska arrived in the Republic of Korea to
conduct training flights with ROKAF to enhance interoperability between the two Air Forces on and
around the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shannon Braaten)
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In a historic first for U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, C-17 aircraft from Joint Base Lewis-McChord completed aerial refueling with a commercial KDC-10B tanker on Apr. 10. The mission, executed by Airmen from the 62d Operations Support Squadron and 8th Airlift Squadron, marks a significant milestone in the Air Force’s expanding use of commercial refueling capabilities.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Geiger
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The South Korean Air Force has confirmed that pilot error caused the accidental jettison of weapons from a KA-1 light attack aircraft during a training exercise last Friday. The incident occurred when a pilot mistakenly pressed the emergency jettison button while attempting to adjust a heater.
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Japan’s Defense Ministry announced that its fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft temporarily stationed at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Kisarazu base in Chiba Prefecture will begin relocating to the new Saga base on Jul. 9th, with the transfer expected to be completed by mid-August.
陸上自衛隊, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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