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Nepal says it has stopped three British CH-47 Chinooks from entering the country for post-earthquake relief efforts.
Photo: SAC Andy Seaward/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons
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A 707 tanker from Omega Air suffered an uncontained engine failure on the No. 1 engine after departing NAS Point Mugu on Apr. 10.
By Eugene Butler [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
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Britain and Germany have grounded their A400M fleet following the fatal crash of a A400M in Spain on May 9.
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By Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) (A400M – RIAT 2010Uploaded by russavia) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ashahi Shimbun reports that the U.S. Air Force may bring the CV-22 to Yokota Air Base as early as the end of this year.
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