Posts Tagged ‘US Air Force’
 

 

On This Day in Aviation History: December 27th

Apollo 8 splashes down after orbiting the Moon, US planes bomb a volcano to divert a lava flow, a Scandinavian Airlines flight crashes in Stockholm, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: May 7th

The Soviet Union proves that they shot down a U-2 spy plane after an American attempt to cover it up, Pacific Air Flight 773 crashes after a man shoots both pilots, Varig is founded, the Lockheed L-1011-500 enters service and m...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

Four Die in Air Force C-17 Cargo Plane Crash at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska

Four airmen killed when US Air Force C-17 Globemaster crashes at Elmendorf Air Force base in Anchorage.
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F-15E1 Silent Eagle on its first successful flight

Boeing F-15E1 Silent Eagle Completes First Flight

The Boeing F-15E1 Silent Eagle flight demonstrator completed its first successful flight on Thursday from Lambert St. Louis Airport.
by BNO News
 

 
 
Boeing NewGen Tanker

Boeing NewGen Tanker Enters Air Force KC-X Competition

Boeing's pitch for the US Air Force's latest tanker competition will be a 767-based jet retrofitted with displays from the state-of-the-art 787 flight deck, among other improvements.
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