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V-22 testing rolling take-offs, landings on carrier deck

Posted on November 13, 2015November 12, 2015 by alert5

To prepare for the arrival of the HV-22, NAVAIR had an Osprey perform roll-on landings and takeoffs from the angled deck of an aircraft carrier last month.

U.S. Sailors move into position to refuel a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Operation Damayan in the Philippine Sea 131117-N-XN177-028
By MC3 Peter Burghart [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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F-15Es arrive at Inclirlik Air Base

Posted on November 13, 2015November 12, 2015 by alert5

Six U.S. Air Force F-15Es have deployed from RAF Lakenheath, U.K. to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey on Nov. 12.

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U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Trower
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World’s only flying OV-1B donated to U.S. Military Air Power Museum

Posted on November 12, 2015 by alert5

The World’s only flying OV-1B has been donated to the U.S. Military Air Power Museum in Jacksonville, Florida. The aircraft, #59-2631, was previously owned by the Georgia Army National Guard Aviation Museum.

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Photo: Mohawk Associaton

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RAAF E-7A sets new endurance record during mission over Iraq, Syria

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 by alert5

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C has set a new record by flying a 17-hour operational mission over Iraq and Syria.

Two RAAF E-7As at RED FLAG in Feb 2013
By U.S. Air Force photo by Lawrence Crespo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ukrainian Su-25 crashed after hitting power lines, pilot killed

Posted on November 12, 2015 by alert5

A Ukrainian Su-25 crashed near the city of Zaporizhia on Nov. 11 after the it hit power lines. The pilot was killed in the crash.

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