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NATO JTACs train with RAF Eurofighters and Spanish F/A-18

Posted on May 20, 2020 by alert5

Lithuanian, German and Norwegian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) carried out training with Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighters and Spanish F/A-18s at Kazlų Rūda training ground on May 11.

Photo: Lithuanian Ministry of Defense

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Russian Mi-8 crashes, crew did not survive

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by alert5

A Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed near Moscow o May 19, the crew of three did not survive the accident.

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Last living Polish WW2 fighter pilot dies of COVID-19

Posted on May 20, 2020 by alert5

Jerzy Główczewski, the last living Polish fighter pilot who fought in World War II, passed away on Apr. 13 due to COVID-19. He fought as a Spitfire pilot with No. 308 “City of Kraków” Polish Fighter Squadron.