Posts Tagged ‘US Air Force’
 

 

Missing US Air Force F-16 Pilot Found Dead in Nevada, Was Unable to Eject

Captain Eric Ziegler was unable to eject before his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a training exercise Tuesday night, according to Air Force officials. He leaves behind a wife and 9-month-old daughter.
by BNO News
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USAF’s Super-Secret X-37B Approaches a Milestone

A secretive mission will pass a quiet milestone at the end of this month when the U.S. Air Force’s unmanned spaceplane the X-37B surpasses 500 days in space.
by David Dickinson at Universe Today
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Rendering of a Qatar Airways Airbus A350XWB. (Image by Fixion/Airbus)

Today in Aviation History: February 27th

Qatar Airways gives Airbus an ultimatum over A350 design, a Ryanair crew has difficulty evacuating a plane, Lockheed Skunk Works engineer Kelly Johnson is born, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff
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Today in Aviation History: March 10th

The first flight to exceed 1,000 mph, US forces firebomb Tokyo, the world's first nighttime flight, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff
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A US Air Force F-16

US Fighter Jet Crashes in South Korea, Pilot Safe

The pilot of a US Air Force F-16 safely ejected before crashing in a village near Kunsan AFB in South Korea during a joint military exercise.
by BNO News
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