Aviation News
Retired Air Force Col. Fred Claussen was reunited with the F-105D that he flew in combat over Vietnam 46-years ago on Aug. 21 at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale.
By Ad Meskens (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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China recently qualified a new batch of J-15 pilots for aircraft carrier operations, the PLAN announced on its website.
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The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) 2nd Fighter Division, 4th Air Regiment at Foshan is now equipped with the J-10B fighter. Correction, its still the 2nd Fighter Division, 5th Air Regiment from Guilin.
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Russia confirmed that its warplanes deployed to Hamadan Airbase in Iran have been withdrawn and are now back in Russia. The news was confirmed by Iran’s Foreign Ministry as well.
The Republic of Korea Air Force scrambled four F-15Ks after three Chinese military aircraft, including a bomber, briefly flew into the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) over Ieodo.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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