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IJNAS ace Tomokazu Kasai has passed away

Posted on January 12, 2021 by alert5

Former Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) ace Tomokazu Kasai has passed away on Jan. 9. He was 94 years old.

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Spitfire woman passed away at age 103

Posted on January 11, 2021 by alert5

Eleanor Wadsworth, one of the last surviving women who delivered warplanes to the frontlines during the second world war has passed away.

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Pentagon’s weapons tester faults EMALS and AAG

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 by alert5

The Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) latest assessment of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) installed on USS Gerald R. Ford remains pessimistic, Bloomberg reports.

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, to launch off Ford’s flight deck during flight operations March 29, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)

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Five ANG F-16s sustained catastrophic damage in Kuwait 2 years ago

Posted on January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force has disclosed an accident in Kuwait two years ago that caused catastrophic damage to five F-16Cs from the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard.