During the press conference today by the RoC Army, the pilot of the AH-64E that crashed in Taoyan county said he encountered poor visibility before the crash.
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Hill Air Force Base F-16s dogfight against F-35s
Pilots from Hill Air Force Base’s 419th and 388th Fighter Wings had an opportunity to dogfight against the F-35 when they traveled to Eglin Air Force Base this week.
In-car camera captures RoC Army Aviation AH-64E crash
A RoC Army Aviation AH-64E from the 601st Air Cavalry Brigade crashed into a residential building in Taoyuan county at 10:05 Apr. 25. The aircraft, 808, was flown by Major Chen Long Qian (1247 flying hours) with co-pilot Lt. Col. Liu Ming Hui (1034 flying hours). Both men suffered no significant injuries.
VMA-223 played ‘red air’ for Exercise Pacific Thunder
AV-8B Harriers from VMA-223 has a chance to play ‘red air’ during Exercise Pacific Thunder, a combat search and rescue exercise in South Korea.
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Carl Vinson exercise to determine if having more Growlers are effective
USS Carl Vinson will carry eight EA-18G Growlers, three more than usual, to test if having more electronic jamming aircraft can give better support to other aircraft.
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